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In order to arrive at transparent and comparable inventories, the IPCC, in cooperation with the OECD, is currently developing a common methodology and reporting guidelines for the estimation of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. To gain experience with the IPCC methodology, inventories are currently being carried out in various countries. This paper describes the African experience regarding emission inventories and preliminary results of the studies. It focuses on several important sources of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions in Africa: biomass burning; rice cultivation; and animals.
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Lammers, P.E.M., Feenstra, J.F. The African experience with the IPCC methodology for estimating greenhouse gas emissions. Environ Monit Assess 31, 53–59 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00547180
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