European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Priority EIONET data flows and EEA reference centre Manfred Ritter 10 May 2001
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Outline of the presentation EIONET basics Actual flow and European products Challenges and recommendations
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Basics, EIONET - dream or reality? Council Regulation 1210/90 (933/99) establishes EEA and EIONET defines aims and structure Information to support/change policy making on a European level in a European approach The European approach - EIONET define National / European work balance exchange of information (networking) transparent avoid duplication and add value 1
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Basics (2) Players (layers) National Reference Centres (NRC) regular collectors and suppliers of data National Focal Points (NFP) national co-ordination European Topic Centres (ETC) consortia assisting EEA on certain topics ETC/ACC database European Environment Reference Centre (E2RC) European data access 2
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) 3 Basics (3) - E2RC
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) 4 Basics (4) - EIONET and E2RC
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Basics (5) Telematics network EEA web page and reference centre The national servers password protected link to EIONET Circle software interest groups 5
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC)
Basics (6) - example 6
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EIONET - actual flow Products for Europe CC products Inventory and trend assessment legal framework: UNFCCC, Monitoring Mechanism data: CRF from countries AP products Inventory and trend assessment legal framework: CLRTAP, NEC, LCP, EPER data: NFR from countries Integrated products integrated ETC database (CC + AP) Indicator based reports E2RC 7
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Actual flow (2) Priority flows for European products focus on regular reporting system for AP + CC avoid duplication consolidate existing flows base all European products on MS submission copy from national EIONET server or use for convention (LRTAP, FCCC), and also for EEA and other (EUROSTAT) indicator-based reports scientific data - inventory (submission) - indicator enhance quality validate within EIONET (NFP, NRC) ensure transparency from national to European data 8
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Actual flow (3) - CC (red) and AP (blue) for EU15 9
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Actual flow (4) Actual flow (4) Why is CC so successful? Well defined European and international system Monitoring Mechanism as legal basis well-balanced involvement of Scientists: IPCC Countries inventory experts: NRCs Policy makers: EU (MM Committe) and FCCC (COP/SBSTA) defined National / European work balance WG1 and WG2 guidelines EEA-ETC/ACC responsible for EU inventory more involvement of stakeholders (industry) needed to enhance broad acceptance of one common data system 11
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) EIONET - challenges European CC reports maintain/improve timeliness and completeness deadline 31 December 2001 CRF and F-gases consistency of primary data (fuel statistics) adapt to new requirements Inventory Report National System for Art. 5.1 of the Kyoto Protocol Good Inventory practice (QA/QC) possible changes of CRF and Kyoto Protocol 12
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Challenges (2) European AP reports set-up/improve timeliness and completeness European totals, by sectors, for non-GHG needed new pollutants: HM, POPs adapt to new requirements PM10 new format, consistent with CRF point sources: bottom up consistency, link to EPER/LCP, link to PRTR/Aarhus gridding: link to urban inventories IAM: additional data needs new targets (Gothenburg Protocol, proposed NEC) 13
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) Challenges (3) Integrated ETC database, reports and services (E2RC) adapt to changing policy needs improve policy-change effectiveness indicators link with international development improved intra- and inter-national co-ordination involve NRC more in preparation 14
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) EIONET improvements, recommendations (1) National Inventory System enhanced cooperation National Institutes and stakeholders Statistical, agriculture,... industry profide copies to ETC/ACC posting on the national EIONET server or FCCC, CLRTAP and EU (LCP/EPER/NEC) data in the corresponding format (CRF, NFR,...) adapt to new requirements NFR, Kyoto Protocol, EPER, proposed NEC liase with NFPs and other organisations on indicator discussion/development 15
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) EIONET improvements, recommendations (2) European Inventory System consolidate existing data flow on European level use CC as a model for AP learn from national experience adapt to new requirements at European level adjust Country / European work balance cooperate with EUROSTAT, JRC, CLRTAP/EMEP improve data exchange at European level aim at involvment of sectoral stakeholders (industry) to enhance broad acceptance ensure that (newly) reported data is used policy relevant indicators further involve NRCs in preparation of EEA/ETC indicator based reports through NFP 15
European Topic Centre Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) EIONET improvements, recommendations (3) Support to intern. reporting development Commission negotiations on new KP inventory requirements participation in IPCC workshops implementation through the Monitoring Mechanism working groups implementation of LCP and EPER, development of NEC reporting guidelines, emission data in CAFE UNECE Guidebook and ensure harmonisation with NEC development of NFR development of common software tools 15