Information update:• EB 26 decisions (December 2008) on emissions• Review/revision of the Protocols

Information update:• EB 26 decisions (December 2008) on emissions• Review/revision of the Protocols

10th Joint TFEIP/EIONET MeetingVienna, 11-12 May 2009

Tea AulavuoConvention on Long-range Transboundary Air

Pollution

10th Joint TFEIP/EIONET MeetingVienna, 11-12 May 2009

Tea AulavuoConvention on Long-range Transboundary Air

Pollution

Programme Coordinating

Centre

IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

ICP Forests

Task Force

WG EFFECTS

Task Force on Emission Inventories and Projections

Task Force onMeasurement and Modelling

Chemical Coordinating Centre

Meteorological Synthesizing Centre-West

Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling

Centre for Integrated Assessment Modelling

EMEP

Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen

Task Forceon POPs

Network of Experts on Benefits and

Economic Instruments

Expert Group on Techno-economic Issues

WG STRATEGIES AND REVIEW

EXECUTIVE BODY

ICPIntegrated Monitoring

Task Force

Task Force Health

ICP Modelling and Mapping

Task Force

ICP Materials

Task Force

ICP Vegetation Task Force

ICP Waters

Task Force

Programme Centre

Programme Centre

Programme Centre

Coordination Centre for

Effects

Main Research Centre

Meteorological Synthesizing Centre-East

Task Force on Heavy Metals

Expert Group on Particulate Matter

TF on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution

Centre for Emission Inventories and Projections

Executive Body of CLRTAP (in December 08): • Thanked Mr. Schneider (Austria) and welcomed

election of Ms. Vidič (Croatia) as the EMEP Steering Body Chair;

• Thanked Ms.Rypdal and Norway and approved UK’s offer to lead TFEIP and Mr. C. Dore as the new Chair;

• Welcomed the efficient transfer of responsibilities for emission work from MSC-West to CEIP, and the work of CEIP in 2008;

• Noted the invitation to UNFCCC secretariat to provide data to CEIP to improve stage 2 review results and help fill data gaps in the UNECE region;

Guidelines for Reporting Emission Data -EB 26:

• Welcomed the further work by TFEIP, legal experts and WGSR in revising the Guidelines;

• Approved the Guidelines as amended at the session (ECE/EB.AIR/97);

• Requested the secretariat to make the Guidelines available and CEIP its annexes (www.ceip.at);

• Requested WGSR to further examine the adopted amendments, if necessary;

• Adopted decision 2008/16 on emission data reporting;

• Called upon Parties within EMEP to report in 2009 according to the revised Guidelines, as adopted.

Guidelines for Reporting Emission Data - ECE/EB.AIR/97 adopted by EB 26:

17. International aviation is defined in section II B. of annex I to these Guidelines. Emissions of aviation (national and international) during the LTO cycle belong to the national totals. Cruise emissions from domestic and international aviation should not be included in national totals but reported separately as memo items in table VI.1 of annex IV to these Guidelines.

18. International shipping is defined in section II.B of annex I to these Guidelines. Emissions from fuels used for international maritime shipping should not be included in the national totals, but should be reported separately as a memo item. Emissions from international inland shipping should be included in the national totals for the part that is emitted on national territory. In addition, they should be reported separately as memo items in table IV.1 of annex IV to these Guidelines.

Stage 3 in-depth reviews of emission inventories

EB26 • Welcomed the stage 3 reviews to improve the quality

of emission data reporting,• Invited Parties to nominate review experts and to

financially support EECCA experts; • Decided that review reports should be published on

the CEIP website upon finalization;EB Bureau (April 09)• Recommended that EB called again Parties to

nominate experts;• Approved the list of 10 Parties to be reviewed in 2009;

invited the secretariat to inform them and CEIP to proceed with the reviews;

• Invited EMEP SB to submit to EB in December 2009 a proposal for Parties to be reviewed in 2010 – 2015

2009 CLRTAP Workplan: Emissions (1)- Main activities by TFEIP

1. Evaluate and support stage 2 and 3 reviews of data; further develop guidance for reviewers and review templates;

2. Improve quality of reported emission data for HM and POPs and comparability with modelling results (TFEIP, MSC-E, TFMM);

3. Improve emission reporting in EECCA; 4. With EEA, develop a maintenance plan of the

Guidebook for adoption by the EMEP SB in Sept. 2009 (Complete, review and publish the revised Guidebook in 2008);

5. Hold 22th TFEIP meeting 11-12 May 2009 in Vienna and report thereon to the EMEP SB (Sept. 2009)

CLRTAP ProtocolsCLRTAP Protocols• 1985 and 1994 Sulphur Protocols

• 1988 NOx Protocol•1991 VOC Protocol•1998 Heavy Metals Protocol1998 Heavy Metals Protocol•1998 POP Protocol1998 POP Protocol•1999 Gothenburg Protocol1999 Gothenburg Protocol

– to abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground level Ozone

Revision of Gothenburg Protocol:Scope:- Emission ceilings; environmental targets

(including non-binding aspirational targets for 2050)

- Guidance documents;- Annexes (ELVs for SO2,NOx, VOCs - and

PM)- Increased flexibility for EECCAProcess:– Review of obligations completed in Dec.

07;– April 08 WGSR started negotiating for

further emission reduction obligations;– In line with workplan and timetable for

deliverables;– Adoption of a revised (or new?) Protocol

by Parties in December 2010?;

Revision of Gothenburg Protocol:Scope:- Emission ceilings; environmental targets

(including non-binding aspirational targets for 2050)

- Guidance documents;- Annexes (ELVs for SO2,NOx, VOCs - and

PM)- Increased flexibility for EECCAProcess:– Review of obligations completed in Dec.

07;– April 08 WGSR started negotiating for

further emission reduction obligations;– In line with workplan and timetable for

deliverables;– Adoption of a revised (or new?) Protocol

by Parties in December 2010?;

Revision of the Protocol on POPs

Scope• Reassessment of substance-related provisions, and

revision of BAT and ELVs;• Inclusion of 7 new substances in annexes I to III and

their management options ; (TFPOPs reviews proposals to include 5 further ones in the future);

• Increase flexibility for EECCA to facilitate ratificationsProcess• 2004-2007: Effectiveness and sufficiency review and

management options by TF on POPs;• EB 25 mandated WGSR to negotiate draft amendments; • WGSR 41 – 45 to consider revision proposals;

– In parallel, technical experts review annexes IV and V

• At EB 27 (Dec 09) Parties to POPs Protocol decide.

Review of Heavy Metals ProtocolReview of Heavy Metals Protocol

– Review on sufficiency and effectiveness of obligations completed in Dec. 06;

– TFHM has prepared options for further reducing HM (updating BAT) and for increasing ratification by EECCA and SEE;

– But not yet a mandate to negotiate revisions;

– In December 08 TFHM tasked to review a new EU proposal to add mercury containing products to annex IV to the Protocol;

Review of Heavy Metals ProtocolReview of Heavy Metals Protocol

– Review on sufficiency and effectiveness of obligations completed in Dec. 06;

– TFHM has prepared options for further reducing HM (updating BAT) and for increasing ratification by EECCA and SEE;

– But not yet a mandate to negotiate revisions;

– In December 08 TFHM tasked to review a new EU proposal to add mercury containing products to annex IV to the Protocol;

Further information on

• Convention website

http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap

• TFEIP website

http://tfeip-secretariat.org/unece.htm

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