1. Integrated measures to reduce Ammonia emissions
NECPI – 15 March 2006
Michel SPONAR, DG Environment - Unit C1
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2. Background & TS assessment
TS uncertainties/issues about agriculture and NH3:
Impact of the CAP reform (and new CAP developments) and new rural development rules not included in the baseline
Impact of other key directives (Nitrate and Water Framework Directives, IPPC directive) not adequately addressed in the baseline
Some of the available abatement measures in the RAINS model are not necessarily appropriate/consistent with other environmental policies such as nitrates in water
Lead to (1) overestimated NH3 emissions in the baseline, (2) allocation of costs to the Strategy rather than the baseline of existing measures; (3) selection of measures that may be inconsistent with other environment policies
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3. Thematic Strategy : Proposals
Identify/promote all measures reducing N-Excess in Agriculture (animal feeding, N fertiliser), ensure consistency between various instruments = “Background” of the proposals”
Principle: “Absolute necessity of an integrated approach of the N-cycle and related instruments”
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4. CAP, Rural Development
NO3 and Water
Framework
NO3
Water and soil
pollution
Kyoto Protocol
Agriculture
N2O
Climate
Change
N- deposition
Acidification
Eutrophication
Natura 2000
Biodiversity 2010
NH3
Cultural heritage
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
NOx
Industry
Transport
Households
NEC directive
CLRTAP
Health
Impact
Secondary
Particulate matter
Emission control
Directives
Emission control
Directives
AQ Directives

5. Service Contract
“Integrated measures to reduce ammonia from Agriculture”
Contractors : ALTERRA, Univ. of Bonn and Wageningen
Deadline: final report in March 2007
Objectives/tasks:
Assess the cross impact of various levels of implementation of “Nitrogen linked” directives: Nitrate, WFD, NEC and Climate policies: development of linked models (e.g. CAPRI and RAINS)
Analyse existing EU and International instruments: identify synergies and possible conflicts
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6. New Contract (1)
3. Identify and assess the most promising measures: 3 set of measures, criteria: beneficial for water/air/CC, cost effective and feasible at farm level
4. Impact assessment of a possible extension of the IPPC directive (cattle, thresholds for pigs and poultry), links with IPPC review
More information: CAFE web site, technical annex, offer and inception report (when finalised)
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7. Thank you for attention !!!!!
New Contract (2)
Contract with IIASA, deadline: begin 2007: Objectives:
Integration of CAP reform and recent sugar reform, analysis of possible impacts of further liberalisation
Integration of findings of ALTERRA contract in RAINS – as much as possible in Baseline, if not, in policy scenario’s: cross impact, cost attribution
Possible implication of the biomass/fuel EU plan (notably Pm emissions)
Impact of most promising measures and possible IPPC extension
Thank you for attention !!!!!
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