This report summarizes IPIECA activities on climate change and highlights efforts of IPIECA oil and gas member companies, illustrated by select representative case studies and related industry-led partnership projects. Through these steps IPIECA members intend to be a source of solutions to challenges and concerns about climate change. In this goal IPIECA plays an important role for members by helping to develop and exchange knowledge and engage in international deliberations.

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Saving Energy in the Oil and Gas Industry’ is a new IPIECA report published in April 2007, and launched at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development on 7th May 2007 in New York. Enhancing energy efficiency is an important issue for IPIECA members, who can contribute through changes in their operations, planning and investments. The 16-page report looks at energy use in the oil and gas industry; how the oil and gas industry is saving energy; and future challenges. Six case studies provide concrete examples of member company efforts towards energy efficiency.

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Industry has recognized that with the emergence of mandatory reporting programs and economic instruments that rely on precise knowledge of GHG emissions (and emission reductions) there is a growing focus on improving the quality of emission estimations. To meet this need, industry developed guidance entitled: “Addressing Uncertainty in Oil & Gas Industry GHG Inventories: Technical Considerations and Calculation Methods”. This is a collaborative effort among the American Petroleum Institute (API), IPIECA, and European refiners association on the environment, CONCAWE. Addressing uncertainty for GHG emission estimates complements the API GHG Methodology Compendium (API Compendium) released in September 2009. It is being released as a ‘Pilot-Test’ version for one-year, to be followed by an updated version in 2010. The document provides the needed background information and details on measurement uncertainty and statistical calculation methods that are relevant for the industry, but could be used by other sectors as part of their GHG inventory development.

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This publication is the third greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction project family in the Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects series. This project family addresses GHG emission reductions associated with reduced flaring activities from oil and natural gas operations. Guidelines are provided following the framework presented in the general project guidelines, with the focus being on specific technical considerations and aspects rather than policy considerations. The document also explores case studies of three potential applications.

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The purpose of this document is to develop a voluntary framework for assessing GHG emission reductions associated with specific types of oil and natural gas projects, including references to relevant methodologies or guidance. It also aims to assist the industry by providing guidelines on identifying, assessing, and developing candidate projects that would lead to credible emission reductions.

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This is a continuation of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects, referred to as the General Project Guidelines. It is the second of five greenhouse gas reduction “project families” in an ongoing process of developing guidelines for project activities of interest to the oil and natural gas industry. Guidelines are provided for carbon dioxide capture and geological storage as an emission reduction option, following the framework presented in Section 2 of the General Project Guidelines. The focus is on specific technical considerations and aspects rather than policy considerations.

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These guidelines are a reliable, cost effective, industry endorsed method for reporting GHG emissions that can be used by oil and gas companies anywhere in the world.

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Prepared as a supplement to the Guide to the Climate Change Negotiations (see below), the 4th edition of this popular glossary defines and explains many of the terms, such as Additionality, Joint Implementation and Supplementarity, commonly used at the climate change negotiations and other meetings.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) plays a key role in providing scientific and technical input to the climate change negotiations. The report outlines the structure and functions of the IPCC, as well as the process for approving IPCC publications, but does not provide details of conclusions reached in respective IPCC publications.

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The climate change negotiations are now quickly proceeding towards the post-2012 agreement targeted for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Copenhagen, Denmark. However, the process has never been more complex, with 6 different sets of negotiations, including the Convention and Protocol meetings, the Subsidiary Body meetings, and both Ad Hoc Working Groups. It follows that understanding, and keeping track of the process is even more difficult now than it has been in the past. This publication provides a clear introductory guide to the key structures, participants and decision making processes involved with the international climate negotiations.

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Over the coming decades, energy demand will grow significantly, requiring large investments in energy and strong improvement in energy efficiency, all while managing risks associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and changes in climate and associated adaptation. Policies that aim at significant reductions in GHG emissions by 2020 would imply drastic changes in the supply and use of energy - with different changes in different regions - and raise critical questions for industry.

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Co-sponsored by the Methane-to-Markets Partnership, US EPA and IPIECA, this workshop brought together experts from academia, business, governments, and international and non-governmental organisations to focus on the barriers to bringing methane to market, with attention to both increasing natural gas supply and decreasing fugitive methane emissions, on current strategies for breaching these barriers and on case studies that highlight successful implementation of these strategies in the oil and gas industry.

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The creation of energy technology options to meet the global demand for energy with low greenhouse gas emissions is an essential component of a risk management approach to global climate change. To be effective, the pace of deployment of commercially viable energy technology is an additional, critical factor. This workshop considered the range of actions and policies to address energy technology in the climate change context: their effectiveness, their depiction in future scenarios, and their implications for business.

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The uncertainties inherent in the data used for emission inventories may affect their credibility and the acceptability of assertions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. The uncertainty of an O&G company’s GHG emission inventory, or of its quantified emission reductions, is determined by the uncertainties of the estimates of their key (largest) contributing sources. In turn, each of these emission source uncertainties depends on the quality and availability of sufficient data to estimate emissions, or on our ability to measure emissions and properly account for their variability. This workshop addressed these concerns and considered methodological aspects from the point of view of both regulators and industry.

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International cooperation will be critical if society is to efficiently manage the risks posed by global climate change. IPIECA convened this international workshop in October 2005 to consider the future of international policy architectures to manage climate change risk.

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Concern about global climate change, and the challenges and risks it poses, will require sustained efforts to develop understanding and effective solutions while at the same time meeting the growing needs of society for energy. Transportation presents unique challenges and opportunities for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. IPIECA convened this international workshop in October 2004 to advance our understanding of the future of transportation worldwide in the context of global climate change.

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The goal of this workshop was to advance understanding of the role of CO2 capture and geological storage, and strategies to improve its performance and prospects. This booklet summarises the IPIECA Climate Change Working Group's understanding of the discussions and presentations made at the workshop. All the workshop presentations can be downloaded from the IPIECA website. (A hard copy with CD-ROM is also available from the Secretariat.)

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The goal of this workshop in Costa Rica, held in collaboration with Regional Association of Oil and Natural Gas Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL) and UNEP, was to discuss and provide expert views on practical issues associated with climate change, development and the Kyoto mechanisms. This booklet summarises the IPIECA and ARPEL Climate Change Working Groups' understanding of the discussions and presentations made at the workshop.

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Efforts to reconcile society's growing demand for energy, to alleviate poverty and promote economic and social development, while at the same time promoting efforts to mitigate the risk of climate change, pose a fundamental challenge. IPIECA held workshops in Asia and Latin America & the Caribbean in 2002 focusing on issues climate change and development. This folder summarizes the main learnings of these two high level workshops.

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The goal of this IPIECA workshop in Kuala Lumpur, was to increase understanding of development and climate change challenges and issues in Asia, and to identify opportunities for effective near and long-term action. The workshop brought together over eighty representatives from industry, government and international institutions. This booklet summarises the IPIECA Climate Change Working Groups understanding of the discussions and presentations made at the workshop.

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In October 2001, IPIECA convened an international symposium to advance understanding of the actions and policy frameworks that can contribute to long-term energy and carbon management.

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In April 2000, IPIECA held a workshop on the 'Opportunities, Issues and Barriers to the Practical Application of the Kyoto Mechanisms'. The two main themes running throughout the workshop were: 1) the Mechanisms offer a range of potential benefits, but a number of barriers and other issues could substantially limit that potential; and 2) business has a key role to play in enabling the mechanisms to function to their maximum potential.

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This report summarizes the key lessons derived from the oil industry’s experience in successful technology cooperation and capacity building and the highlights of an IPIECA workshop on technology assessment in climate change mitigation. It draws on the conclusions reached in two previous IPIECA publications namely: The Oil Industry Experience - Technology Cooperation and Capacity Building and Technology Assessment in Climate Change Mitigation: Report of the IPIECA Workshop

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