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A vision of the future

Explore the current and future work of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) involving 49 parties, focusing on accession, protocol implementation, cooperation, and impact assessment. Discuss ongoing challenges like acidification, eutrophication, ozone levels, and particulate matter exposure, and propose a multi-pollutant approach for action on pollutants like SO2, NH3, NOx, VOCs, and HMs, including climate change considerations. Consider source categories for further measures, potential challenges post-2010, and goals for improving public health and reducing environmental harm.

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A vision of the future

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  1. A vision of the future Richard BallamanChairman of the Working Group on Strategies and Review

  2. Kara Sea Barents Sea Kara Sea Barents Sea Artic Ocean Artic Ocean Canada Canada Iceland Iceland Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Finland of America Finland North Sea North Sea of America Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Norway Sweden Norway Sweden Russian Federation Russian Federation Estonia Estonia Latvia Latvia Lithuania Denmark Lithuania Denmark Ireland Belarus Ireland Belarus United United Poland Poland Kingdom Netherlands Kingdom Netherlands Germany Germany Belgium Belgium Ukraine Czech Rep. Ukraine Czech Rep. Kazakhstan Luxembourg Slovakia Luxembourg Slovakia Austria Austria Hungary Moldova France Hungary Moldova Liechtenstein France Liechtenstein Switzerland Switzerland Aral Aral Atlantic Ocean Slovenia Romania Atlantic Ocean Slovenia Romania Sea Sea Croatia Croatia Bosnia and Bosnia and Yugoslavia Monaco Herzegovina Yugoslavia Monaco Herzegovina Black Sea Black Sea Kyrgyzstan Caspian Caspian Bulgaria Bulgaria Georgia Georgia Kyrgyzstan Sea Sea F.Y.R.of Italy F.Y.R.of Italy Albania Macedonia Albania Macedonia Azerbaijan Armenia Armenia Spain Spain Greece Greece Turkey Turkey Portugal Portugal Malta Malta Cyprus Mediterranean Sea Cyprus Mediterranean Sea 49 Parties in Europe, North America and Central Asia

  3. Current and future work of the Convention LRTAP • Accession to, implementation of and compliance with the 8 existing protocols • Support to EECCA countries • Good cooperation on transatlantic or hemi-spheric issues: mercury, ozone, particulate matter and POPs

  4. Health & environmental impact(RAINS_BL_CLE, August 2004, C. Agren)

  5. What remains to be done ? • Decreaseacidification and eutrophication, especially from NH3 • Limit violations of ozone critical levels to avoid vegetation damage • Decrease population exposure to O3 and PM as significant causes of mortality

  6. Multi pollutants / multi effects approach: extended version with new avenues for action Acidification SO2 Eutrophication Particulate matter NH3 NOx NMVOC Tropospheric ozone Population exposure primaryPM HMs POPs

  7. Multi pollutants / multi effects approach: extended version with new avenues for action CH4 Acidification CO SO2 Eutrophication Particulate matter NH3 NOx NMVOC Tropospheric ozone Population exposure primaryPM HMs POPs

  8. Multi pollutants / multi effects approach: extended version with new avenues for action Climate change CH4 Acidification CO SO2 Eutrophication Particulate matter NH3 NOx NMVOC Tropospheric ozone Population exposure primaryPM HMs POPs

  9. Multi pollutants / multi effects approach: extended version with new avenues for action Climate change CH4 Acidification CO SO2 Eutrophication Particulate matter NH3 NOx NMVOC Tropospheric ozone Population exposure primaryPM HMs POPs

  10. Source categories to further consider • Identify the potential for new technical measures • Explore the possibility for retrofitting of existing sources • Ships, diesel vehicles, off-road sector • Industrial processes, solvents • Agriculture • Small combustion (wood burning) • Increased use of alternative fuels

  11. Possible challenges beyond 2010 ? • Increase life expectancy of European population by at least 6 months andreduce by 50% remaining excess of acidification and eutrophication • Contribute to the avoidance of climate change by reducing O3 and PM concentrations, on a regional scale

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