Luxembourg’s “new” Emission
Inventory System
Marc Schuman
Sebastian Siegmundt
Larnaca, 10-11 May 2010
Overview
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Historical considerations
Current inventory system
Data flow
Pro & Contra
Practical Implementation of new system
by Sebastian Siegmundt
• Conclusions
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Historical considerations
• before 2006:
 one single person in charge of GHG and air pollutant inventories
 compilation using CollectER II and ReportER II
 inventories not complete (mostly large point sources, no energy
balance considered, lack of detailed data, not all sectors
covered, SNAP nomenclature used)
• 2006-2008:
 establishment of a national system for GHG inventory
 nomination of sector experts
 focus on GHG (political awareness)
 switch to inventory compilation using MS-Excel covering all CRF
sectors
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Current inventory system
Ministry of Sustainable Development & Infrastructures
‘political’
responsibility
National Focal Point for the UNFCCC
final official inventory & report (NIR, IIR) submission
‘technical’
Environment Agency
responsibility Single National Entity (SNE) with overall responsibility for the national inventory:
acts as National Inventory Compiler (supervises inventory preparation process)
compiles CRF/NFR tables and Reports (NIR, IIR)
manages NIS, implements QA/QC procedures
outputs
input from sectoral experts
AEV
Air/Noise, Waste, Operation Permits
Ministries / Administrations
ADA, AEF, ASTA, DEN, DEV,
SNCT, STATEC, SER
QA/QC
SEG Umwelt
(Tier 1 &2)
(outsourced studies)
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International Obligations
GHG, CLRTAP & NEC, PRTR reporting
AD for GHG and other gases projections
Spatial Data Information & SEIS (EC)
National Monitoring
Statistics & Indicators for the State of the
Environment or for Sustainable Development
Reporting, PaMs definition and monitoring.
Data flow
Sector Experts
Inventory Compiler
 multiple
administrations
 multiple data
sources (incl.
PRTR)
CRF Reporter
 multiple
calculation files
 define structure
NFR Templates
 perform QA/QC
CLRTAP & NECD: inventory compiler acts as sector expert for all sectors !
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Pro & Contra of current system
 Streamlining the national system for GHG and air pollutants
inventories (same basis of activity data)
 Limited human and financial resources due to budgetary restrictions
(financial crisis)
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All calculation steps are easily verified and transparent
Calculation files can be easily adapted.
No direct link to plant specific data stored in the PRTR database.
Handling of multiple linked Excel files is work intensive and error
prone
 Manual data transfer to CRF-Reporter or NFR templates is error prone
and time consuming
Efficient Inventory Data Handling System needed!
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Practical implementation: Focus on…
• How could a single person manage the whole
national emissions inventory of Luxemburg
efficiently?
– Efficient data structure
– Simplifying workflows
– Enhance data quality and reduce error proneness
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Centralized Database System
International
treaties
Web
K
Emittents
CRF
∑
Database
PRTR
∑
Sector
experts
AEC
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Inventories
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European
Pollutant
Release
Transfer
Register
Principle of data storage in Mesap (1)
Combustion of non-biomass waste for electricity production by facility LU-34
Gg
2004
Non-biomass
waste
Combustion
Electricity
production
Multi dimensional key
Gg
a
REF
Specification
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92,41
2005
87,70
Values
2006
89,30
Principle of data storage in Mesap (2)
Attribute
Category
Pollutant
Commodity
Source
Jet fuel
CO2
Crude oil
CH4
Residential oil
LU-32
NMVOC
Motor gasoline
LU-33
Waste
LU-34
Activity Rate
Cement
Combustion
Electricity prod.
Production Volume
Soda ash
PM2,5
Charcoal
LU-35
Operation Hours
Hot rolling mills
HFCs
Wheat
LU-36
Quantity
Paint application
Naphtalene
Pigs
LU-37
Emission
Crop residue
Lindane
Poultry
LU-38
Exports
Rearing of poultry
Cadmium
Population Size
Waste incineration
Descriptor
Descriptor
LU-39
LU-40
Unit
Time
Hyp.
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Value
Value
Value
Metadata of values
Data protection level
Quality level
History
Value documentation
Descriptor
Descriptor
Unit
Time
Hyp.
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Value
Value
Value
Data structure and resolution
CRF category: Non
ferrous metals
Energy balance:
Consumption of diesel oil
Sector: Secondary
aluminum production
NFR category: Road
transport – passenger
cars
Technology: Combustion
plant <50MW
Facility: Hydro Aluminum
Clervaux
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Data structure and resolution
Facilities
(point sources)
Energy balances &
models
Ministry of
Agriculture
• Public energy production
• Industrial process
• Waste
60%
• Transport
• Fugitive emissions
• Solvent use
30%
• Agricultural data
• LULUCF
10%
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Simplifying workflows: automisation
Solvents
calculation
Time series
Emission
calculation aggregation
PRTRDatabase
Export into
EPRTR XML
European
Comission
Emissions
Inventory
Database
Import of
Excel files
Ministry of
Agriculture
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∏
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Export to
CRF XML
NFR table
Filling the NFR table
0.15
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Quality issues
• Plausibility check
– Entering data
– Import data
– Calculate data
• Quality check tool
– Outliers
– Change date
PRTRDatabase
• Data comparision
– PRTR-Data vs. own
calulations
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Emissions
Inventory
Database
Conclusion
• Flexible data handling system
• Easily adaptable to new reporting obligations
• Timely submission
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Thank you for your kind attention!
• Any questions ?
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