IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Presentation outline  Short IVL presentation  The LRTAP convention  Examples of national reporting performed by IVL: - Emissions inventories and projections - Monitoring (EMEP) - Critical Loads - NFC  Examples of other research and monitoring activities in support of international air pollution policies: The ASTA and SCARP programmes, transport research.

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute  IVL is an independent research body focused on the development of solutions to environmental problems on behalf of the business sector and society.  IVL is a limited company owned by the Foundation for the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (SIVL).  Government and industry are represented with an equal number of board members in the SIVL Board and in the IVL Company Board.  IVL has around 170 employees.

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 The Convention on long range transboundary air pollution (CLRTAP)  Convention signed in 1979 mainly as a result of research leading to the discovery of transboundary air pollution as a main cause of acidification in Scandinavia  The aim of the Convention is to limit long-range transboundary air pollution. Parties develop policies and strategies to combat the discharge of air pollutants through exchanges of information, consultation, research and monitoring  The Convention has been extended by eight protocols that identify specific measures to be taken by Parties to cut their emissions of air pollutants.

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 The CLRTAP protocols  The 1984 – Long term financing of EMEP (monitoring, modelling, data collection and assessment)  The 1985 – Reduction of sulphur emissions by 30%  The 1988 – Control of Nitrogen oxides  The 1991 – Volatile Organic Compounds  The 1994 – Futher reduction of sulphur emissions  The 1998 – Heavy metals  The Persistent Organic Pollutants  The 1999 – Acidification, eutrophication and ozone

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 CLRTAP organisation

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Examples of IVL contributions to CLRTAP Emission inventories GAINS modelling Monitoring data Critical loads

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Swedish Methodology for Environmental Data - The SMED Consortium  Was established in  Consists of four independent organizations.  Four programme areas: Air, Water, Waste, Hazardous Substances.  Has performed the National Greenhouse Gas and Air Emission Inventories since  Since 2006, a long-term framework agreement with the Swedish EPA to compile data and documentation for national and international environmental reporting.  Has an overall quality system in addition to separate systems for each organization, and specific quality manuals for the programme areas.

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 SMED Swedish Methodology for Environmental Data SMHI Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute Tools for QC, geographical distribution, normal year correction IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute SCB Statistics Sweden Industrial processes, Solvent and other product use Energy, Agriculture, Waste SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Land use, land use change and forestry Main responsibilities, Air

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Emissions Activity data Emission factors Activity data Emission factors Emissions Activity data Emission factors Methodology Activity data Data sources

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Annual Process of Air Inventory Preparation  Data collection  Data processing  Compilation (reporting tables, inventory reports) SMED internal audit  Submission to the Swedish EPA  National independent review, corrections, suggestions for improvements  Swedish EPA submits to the Ministry of Environment  MoE submits to Conventions and EU  International review, suggestions for improvements Improvements

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Emission trends of SO 2 in Sweden

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Emission trends of NOx in Sweden

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Monitoring of air pollution for EMEP  IVL is responsible for most of the EMEP monitoring in Sweden, under contract to the Swedish EPA.  Rural background measurements are made at eight monitoring stations across the country.  The monitoring network measures sulphur and nitrogen compounds, mercury and other heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in air and precipitation.  Ozone and particles are measured in air and base cations in precipitation.  Through IVL, Sweden has unbroken air quality data for some parameters for more than 30 years.  Also monitoring activites for reporting to ICP Forest, ICP Integrated Monitoring

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Yearly means of SO 2 -S in rural background air in Sweden

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Regional throughfall monitoring network Wet depositionDry deposition open field air concentration ground water soil effects

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Sulphur deposition in forests

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Critical loads  Sweden and IVL were closely involved in the development of the critical loads concepts 20 years ago.  The Swedish National Focal Centre for critical loads modelling and mapping activities is based at IVL.  It is responsible for co-ordinating the critical loads mapping activities in Sweden and compiling national critical loads datasets and maps from data supplied by Swedish experts.  Sweden and IVL have taken strong action in developing critical loads to include dynamic aspects.

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Research in support of the Convention and other international initiatives  The ASTA programme -International and National Abatement Strategies for Transboundary Air Pollution 1999 – 2002 (IVL in cooperation with several Swedish Universities)  SCARP – Swedish Clean Air Research Programme, ( ) (IVL in cooperation with several Swedish Universities)

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Main research topics in SCARP (and ASTA)  Dynamic modelling of acidification and recovery in forest soils and lakes – development of new concepts for critical loads for acidification  Nitrogen impacts on plant species diversity – development of new concepts for critical loads for nitrogen deposition.  Particles – mechanisms for formation of secondary particles – implementation of process descriptions ion atmospheric models  Ozone effects on vegetation – development and aplication of flux based effect criteria (ASTA)

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Main research topics in SCARP (and ASTA)  Development of national version of Integrated assessment mode GAINS – also cooperation with Russia, Ukraine and Belarus  Economic valuation of air pollution impacts  Non technical measures (behavioural changes)  Human health impacts of air pollution - health effects related to short- and long term exposure to air pollution with emphasis on exposure to particles from road traffic, local wood burning and long range transport (SCARP)

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Key activities within the transport sector  Implementation and evaluation of road transport emission models (European models ARTEMIS, Handbook of Emissions Factors, COPERT)  Development of user-friendly tools to assess environmental and climate impact from transports  Close collaboration with NTM – Network for Transport and the Environment (  Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM)  Real-world (on-road and onboard) emission measurements

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 On-Road Emission Measurements by Optical Remote Sensing FEAT (Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test) NO, HC, PM, CO 2

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Urban monitoring and dispersion modelling Diffusive samplers for mapping air pollutant concentrations ÄlmhultGöteborgKarlstad Stockholm ÖstersundLycksele µg/m 3 Nonane O-xylene MP-xylene Etylbenzene Butylacetate Octane Toluene Benzene 80* 15* 150* 700* 60* 15* * 1000 inhabitants VOC in Swedish cities

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Dispersion modelling – wood burning

IVL activities in support of international air pollution policies John Munthe. March 31, 2009 Other activities at IVL....  Assessment of Best available technology and technology standards  Cost efficiency och control measures  Policy evaluation including economic instruments  Expert advice on emissions, dispersion and impacts of Hg, POPs  Expert advice on urban air quality  Shipping emissions

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