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EO 174 (s. 2014) — Philippine Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management and Reporting System (PGHGIMRS)

Status
operative
Confidence
high
Effective date
2014-11-24

Full title: Institutionalizing the Philippine Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management and Reporting System

Signed: November 24, 2014 | President: Benigno S. Aquino III

Context

The National Climate Change Action Plan identified a national GHG archiving, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation system as necessary for climate change planning. The Climate Change Act (RA 9729, as amended by RA 10174) mandates integrated climate change policies; this EO creates the institutional machinery for GHG data collection across key sectors [EO 174, s. 2014, WHEREAS, 2014-11-24].

Key Provisions

§1 — System creation: The Philippine Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management and Reporting System (PGHGIMRS) established to institutionalize GHG inventory management and reporting in relevant government agencies [EO 174, s. 2014, §1, 2014-11-24].

§2 — CCC role: The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is the overall lead: provides direction and guidance for GHG accounting; develops centralized, integrated GHG data system; facilitates capacity building [EO 174, s. 2014, §2, 2014-11-24].

§3 — Sector lead agencies:

  • Energy sector: Department of Energy (DOE) — lead agency
  • Agriculture sector: Department of Agriculture and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
  • Waste, industrial processes, and land-use/forestry: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
  • Transport sector: Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) [EO 174, s. 2014, §3, 2014-11-24]

§4 — Lead agency responsibilities: Conduct, document, archive, and monitor sector-specific GHG inventories; report to CCC per agreed scheme [EO 174, s. 2014, §4, 2014-11-24].

§7 — Guidance Document: CCC to formulate implementing Guidance Document within 30 days [EO 174, s. 2014, §7, 2014-11-24].

Policy Notes

  • PGHGIMRS provides the data infrastructure for the Philippines’ UNFCCC reporting obligations (National Communications, Biennial Update Reports, Biennial Transparency Reports)
  • DOE as energy sector GHG inventory lead is the basis for the energy chapter of PH submissions under the Paris Agreement
  • This EO predates the Paris Agreement (2015) by one year but establishes the sectoral GHG reporting structure that the NDC and subsequent climate commitments rely on
  • See Climate Change Commission (CCC) for the full CCC mandate and climate finance context

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