TFEIP Progress Report 2003-04
Management of the Task Force
At the 2003 TFEIP-EIONET meeting the UK stepped down from the role of Co-Chair and
Secretariat.
As agreed at the EMEP Steering Body meeting prior to the 2003 TFEIP meeting, Norway had
offered to lead the TFEIP. Kristin Rypdal was nominated as the Chairperson, while Andreas
Barkman (EEA) was later nominated as co-chair. Norwegian pollution Control Authority
(SFT) was assigned the role as Secretariat.
The new management started working effectively not until the first months of 2004. Then
the planning of the next TFEIP/EIONET meeting was initiated and the TFEIP Web-page was
updated and moved to the new secretariat.
As agreed at the Wasaw meeting an expert panel of review was established to i.a. develope
methods and procedures for review of inventory data. The Task Force has produced new
guidebook chapters on “Small Combustion Sources” and “Good Practice Guidelines for NEC
and LRTAP Emission Inventories”.
Reports from Expert Panels
The Panel work plans for 2003/ 04 were agreed during the Warsaw meeting (September
2003) and presented to the TFEIP in plenary. Progress against tasks and other work
undertaken since September 2004 is presented below.
Agriculture & Nature
Panel leaders: Ulrich Dämmgen, Nick Hutchings
Checking plans for 2003/2004
No.
Description
By whom*
Progress
1
Update chapters B1040 (Enteric Fermentation,
SNAP 100400) and B1050 (Manure
Management – Organic Compounds, SNAP
100500) with a detailed methodology for
methane, to be adapted from the IPCC tier 2
approach.
Convening
author:
Ulrich
Dämmgen,
Some progress with
the adaptation of the
IPCC methodology
2
3
Continue work to develop a preliminary
version of a chapter dealing with “Emissions of
Particles” (101000).
co-authors
wanted
Convening
author:
Torsten Hinz
Investigate funding options to support
Guidebook development
co-authors
wanted
Various Panel
members
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Some progress (see
below)
no success
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Personal changes
Hans Benny Rom, co-chair of the Panel, resigned. Nicholas John Hutchinson from the same
institution (Department of Agricultural Systems, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences,
PO Box 50, Research Centre Foulum, 8830 Tjele, Denmark) is his successor.
Ammonia
(1) A mid-term meeting was held in Poznan together with the Ammonia Abatement Group.
Items discussed with respect to the Guidebook:
consistent development of the mass flow approach
comparison of various worksheets to harmonize calculations
Guidebook chapters B1010, 1020, 1040, 1050 and 1090 will be amended and updated to
include information reflecting the situation in the accession and the Mediterranean countries
to allow for a higher resolution in time (months)
Authors were identified; work has not started yet.
(2) In order to assist countries with little experience in establishing an agricultural inventory
according to the Guidebook, a comprehensive book on ammonia emissions and their
inventories is being written and will be published in Poznan in 2005.
(3) The EAGER group (European Agricultural Emissions Researchers, with participants from
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) met at Wageningen
(June 10 to 11) and will meet in Zuerich (November 25 to 26, 2004) to work on details of
the mass flow approach and the national input figures (e.g. N excretion).
(4) The updating of the IPCC guidelines will incorporate NH3 emissions into the calculations
of emissions of N species. UD will be co-author of the respective chapter.
PM emissions
A PM meeting (with participants from Finland, Germany, Netherlands, UK) was held at The
Hague, June 16/17. The results justify writing of a preliminary chapter on emissions from
animal houses with forced ventilation. The lead authors and UD will provide a draft chapter
before soon. It might be available at Ispra. No progress was made for any other particle
emissions due to almost total lack of data.
VOC emissions from forests
The lead author (Rainer Steinbrecher) will arrange a meeting of the authors in December
2004 and update the present chapter 1101.
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Plans for 2004/2005
No.
Description
By whom*
1
Update chapters B1040 (Enteric Fermentation,
SNAP 100400) and B1050 (Manure
Management – Organic Compounds, SNAP
100500) with a detailed methodology for
methane, to be adapted from the IPCC tier 2
approach.
Continue work to develop a preliminary
version of a chapter dealing with “Emissions of
Particles” (101000). Step 1: Chapter on
emissions from animal houses with forced
ventilation
Update chapter B1090 (Nitrogen species from
manure management)
Convening
author:
Ulrich
Dämmgen,
Update chapters B1010 and 1020
work likely to
begin in spring
2005
2
3
4
Progress
Convening
author:
Jens Seedorf,
U. Dämmgen
EAGER group
members
Combustion & Industry
Panel leaders till October 2004: Panagiota Dilara, Jozef Pacyna, Pieter van der Most
Panel leaders after October 2004: Knut Breivik, Panagiota Dilara, Carlo Trozzi
Work Programme 2003-2004 (as decided at the Warsaw meeting)
No.
Description
By whom
By when
Status
1
Complete the Small
Combustion Sources Chapter
JRC
December 2003
Done
2
Complete the primary Ni
Chapter
PM
2004
In preparation
3
Identify other experts,
including industry,
inspectorates, research
projects etc. who could
participate in the work of the
panel.
JP, PD
November 2003
Not done
4
Launch the Emission Factors
Database for the Combustion
and Industry Panel
Organise first experts
workshops in order to promote
the DB
JRC
Mid 2004
Postponed
JRC
1 month after
launching the
DB
Postponed
5
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6
To analyse the BREFs for
Emission Factors
CT
End 2003
Not done
7
Prioritisation of chapters
considering priority substances
and detailed vs simple
methodology
Participate to the work of a
task-group on PM
PM, JP
End 2003
Done
JP
continuing
Done
Re-write the solvents chapters
CT, RdL
By mid-2004
Postponed
8
9
The work plan agreed during the Warsaw meeting featured a number of key objectives to be
achieved during 2003/04. The table above gives a summary of progress; each the specific
objectives are summarised below. Items which were taken up during the year are also
mentioned at the end.
Detailed description of activities:
1. Complete the Small Combustion Sources Chapter
The JRC has dedicated approximately 4 man-months in writing this chapter based on the
draft chapter prepared earlier, correcting, adding more information, etc. Extensive contacts
were taken with the experts in the panel and other experts, not currently participating in
the work of the panel and the final chapter is an extensive 75 pages, of which 48 the main
methodologies and the rest 27 full of emission data collected during the elaboration of the
chapter. The chapter is currently in the new version of the Guidebook.
2. Complete the primary Ni Chapter
The NL (Pieter van der Most) has re-elaborated the primary Ni-chapter including updated
information. The chapter is almost finished now.
3. Identify other experts, including industry, inspectorates, research projects etc. who
could participate in the work of the panel.
This action was only party addressed within the work for the small combustion sources
chapter. However, it should be noted that the participation to the TFEIP/EIONET meeting
has increased by 30% this year.
4. Launch the Emission Factors Database for the Combustion and Industry Panel
This item was put on hold, due to the request made by the TFEIP to the JRC (who was
leading this action) to host three workshops/meetings (i.e. the PM Emission Inventories
Scientific Workshop, the 5th Joint TFEIP/EIONET annual meeting and the Workshop on
QA/QC of Emission Inventories.
5. Organise first experts workshops in order to promote the DB
See number 4 above.
6. To analyse the BREFs for Emission Factors
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This issue was addressed by Italy (Carlo Trozzi provided papers on this issue) but it still has
to be translated into useable EFs for the AEI Guidebook chapters.
7. Prioritisation of chapters considering priority substances and detailed vs simple
methodology
Pieter van der Most has elaborated a paper prioritising the substance and methodologies,
but no further action was taken in this aspect.
8. Participate to the work of a task-group on PM
Josef Pacyna and Pieter van der Most participated in the task group on PM.
9. Re-write the solvents chapters
Italy has elaborated a draft chapter, which was circulated to some experts, with no or little
input. This issue will be followed up in next years work.
Transport
Panel leaders: Riccardo De Lauretis, Zissis Samaras (Giorgos Mellios)
Guidebook management
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Chapters B770 and B780 on “Road Vehicle Tyre & Brake Wear” and “Road Surface
Wear” have been updated and fully incorporated in the Guidebook.
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The possibility of funding for the update of SNAP 08 chapters on “Other Mobile
Sources & Machinery” has been discussed with the EEA. Although the need for the
update has been identified, the activity could not be included under the 2004
subvention.
COPERT upgrade (in advance of the DG TREN project ARTEMIS)
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improvement/update of the basic emission factors for road vehicles, using advanced
data from Artemis
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o
update of emission factors from post Euro I vehicles
o
update CO2 emission and fuel consumption factors
o
update of emission factors of non-regulated pollutants
update the PM emission factors, using data from the DG ENV Particulates project
o
calculation of particle emissions from gasoline vehicles
o
calculation of non-exhaust particle emissions (tyre, break and road wear)
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o
emission factors for additional particle properties (number, size, surface) will
be included
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extension to include other energy sources
o
alternative fuels (e.g. natural gas)
o
renewable energy sources (e.g. biofuels)
emission factors for future vehicle technologies (up to EURO V for light duty vehicles
and up to EURO VI for heavy duty vehicles) will be incorporated in the software and
new technologies will be introduced, in compliance with the restrictions imposed by
the latest emission control legislation
Contribution to the 2004 LRTAP-NEC inventory data review process
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Investigation of discontinuities in timeseries in the 2004 data submissions to LRTAPNEC related to transport has been performed and possible explanations were given
where available
Review
Panel leaders: Karin Kindbom, Andreas Barkman
The Expert Panel on Review was formed during the last TF meeting in Warsaw in September
2003.
An
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expert panel meeting was held in February 2004, where several topics were discussed:
Format for a simplified Inventory Report
Review methods, procedures and timing
Issues, short-term and long-term, to include in a Work plan for the Expert Panel.
Work undertaken since October 2003:
Draft work plan short term
issues from February meeting
Comment
Develop a suggested format for an
Inventory Report
Develop an extended (more informative)
time schedule for the review procedure
Contribute to the work with solutions to
country questions during the 2004
review
Compile and analyse feedback on the
2004 review from countries: form for
comments at WEBDAB together with
review questions,
Review of submission 2004
Completed, draft to be presented at
TFEIP meeting
Completed, to be presented at TFEIP
meeting
Completed, procedure not entirely in
place
Completed. Result to be presented and
discussed at TFEIP meeting
Completed. Presentation of 2004
Review to the TFEIP at meeting in
Italy
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Provide questions to the Expert Panels
concerning review to be discussed at the
individual expert panels Break Out
Groups at the TF
QA/QC, sharing of experiences and cooperation. A training day back-to-back
with TFEIP meeting in October was
suggested
Provide suggestions to review
methodology
Establishing of contacts with other
bodies working with relevant issues.
At joint TFEIOP/EIONET meeting
Planned for 21st October Workshop.
Will be a continuous task
Links with CAFÉ: presentation at CAFE
SG etc. Ongoing discussions with
DGENV
Other
Results of the EMEP Steering Body meeting
The EMEP Steering Body, which met 6-8 September 2004 in Geneva, considered the report
of the Task Force’s meeting in Warsaw in 2003 (EB.AIR/GE.1/2004/9), as well as progress
made thus far in the Inventory Improvement Programme. The Chair (K. Rydal) presented a
document laying out the proposed approach to emission inventory review and data quality
assurance, as agreed by the Task Force in Warsaw and further honed during the informal
meeting on review held in Oslo in June 2004 (EB.AIR/GE.1/2004/15).
She also presented a document on the differences between the revised and the previous
emission reporting guidelines (EB.AIR/GE.1/2004/8) that had been requested by the
Executive Body as a result of questions raised by the Netherlands and others regarding
discrepancies in reporting, especially on emissions from mobile sources, and the treatment
of national territory. Several delegations felt that memo items could be added to the
reporting templates to alleviate these discrepancies over the short-term, but that over the
long-term, the Guidelines would need to be revised again.
The Steering Body:
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Welcomed the note on emission data review and stressed the need to further
develop an inventory improvement programme to increase the quality of reported
emission data. It urged all Parties, the EMEP centres and the Task Force to further
improve emission inventories;
Took note of the preparations for the next meeting of the Task Force (19-20 October
2004, Lagos Maggiore), preceded by a scientific workshop on PM inventories and
emission factors (18 October, Lago Maggiore) and followed by a training seminar on
data quality control and assessment (21 October, Ispra);
Recommended that the Task Force hold two meetings per year, with the spring
meeting focused on inventory review, to enable it to report its results to the SB;
Encouraged Parties who had not reported their emissions to do so in the next
reporting round, including girded data and memo items, in accordance with the
revised Emission Reporting Guidelines (by 15 February 2005);
Invited the secretariat (MSC-West) to adjust the reporting templates, adding memo
items where necessary, so that the differences between the old and new guidelines
were traceable;
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Urged Parties to prepare National Inventory Reports (NIRs), in accordance with the
model to be developed by the Task Force;
Expressed its appreciate to Norway for leading the Task Force and the EEA for its
support.
B. Wachs, Convention secretariat
29/9/04
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