European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change The Guidelines 2007 Comments and issues remaining: Drafting Team: Justin (ETC-ACC), Vigdis (MSC-W), Kristin (TFEIP), Brinda (UNECE)

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change Overview Material produced Comments & revisions overview –Deadline: 16 th October –Comments by ES, SK, SI, DE, EE, NO, UA, NL –80 comments (Focus on these) –Guidelines Mostly Editorial But not all…. –Lots of calls for Guidebook strengthening

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change Relevant Material Draft Guidelines Text –Emission_reporting_Guidelines_Draft_for_Thessaloniki.doc Draft template Spreadsheet –Annex_Tables_reporting_Templates.xls Explanations for the Revision of the Emission Reporting Guidelines –Thessaloniki/Note explaining proposed changes for Guidelines.doc Comments and responses document –Recently distributed

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change The Pleasure… “You have done some good work in improving the reporting guidelines.” “ In general, we like to comment that we appreciate the further harmonisation process between the UNFCCC and the UNECE requirements as well as the NEC reporting obligations.”

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change The Pain… To Balance: –The Science –The Policy –The Resources –The Systems –The Timing –The Practicability

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change Main Text Comments Some specific issues & responses: –Glossary –SI units –Editorial tidying to pollutant lists –National Territory Reporting (text and annexes) –Add further references to IPCC guidance –TSP encouraged but not needed for LPS & gridded information. –Title changes to “ Guidelines for Calculation and Reporting of Emission Data “ –LPS definitions & links to other reporting (e.g. E-PRTR) –Projections need quality principals too –References to the guidebook –fuel sold vs fuel used –Agreement on should & shall to be reached with EB (Not Here) Revised text to be presented…

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change Annexes Comments Annex I Definitions: Clarification & LPS work to do –(clarification on using Notation Keys needed –LPS definitions & E-PRTR Annex II Protocol years: Annex III: Codes and aggregations Annex IV Templates: –Table 1: Historic emissions and activity (Industrial process “ Storage, handling and transport ”, Activity Data, No Summaries, National EMEP area total, Big Table, Add organic fertilizers, remove 5b Forest & Grassland) Tidying.. NAs –Table 2a & 2b: Projection emissions & activity Questions on usefulness & ability to fill tables. aggregations and pre-filled notation keys (NA & IE). –Table 3a (LPS) & 3b (Gridded) : Editorial clarifications Primary Keys & tidying up notes –Flat Files (Clarification of primary keys) Annex V: The Informative Inventory Report.. –Improved Harmonisation with UNFCCC since Ammersfoot –Timing

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change Guidebook Comments Recognised that it underpins guidelines –Uncertainty –KS assessment needed –Full methods –Good practice –Emission factors –Projections Science & improvement …. And the review process

European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change Sectoral LPS Data Sectoral Gridded Data National Sectoral & Projections emissions and activity Flat Files Primary Keys