Sample check of transport chapter of Netherlands National Inventory Report (NIR)

 

The consistency and transparency of the documentation was assessed on the basis of relevant protocols, the ‘transport methods’ report, the IPCC guidelines and the NIR report itself. A checklist was also used to  evaluate the completeness and adequacy of the documentation. The protocols and ‘methods’ report provide a good description of the methodology. A visit to Netherlands Statistics (CBS) yielded insight into the use of datasets, calculations and manuals. While robust, more attention needs to be paid to continuity in the internal organisation. To assess reproducibility, a sample check calculation was performed. This revealed no inconsistencies.