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Agriculture & Nature Panel. Nick Hutchings Barbara Amon Rainer Steinbrecher. Agenda. Apologies for absence Guidebook Errors and omissions Other feedback from users Maintenance and improvement of Guidebook - workplan Work plan for 2010-2011 Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen.
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Agriculture & Nature Panel Nick Hutchings Barbara Amon Rainer Steinbrecher
Agenda • Apologies for absence • Guidebook • Errors and omissions • Other feedback from users • Maintenance and improvement of Guidebook - workplan • Work plan for 2010-2011 • Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen
Guidebook – errors and omissions (1) • No NFR subcode for NMVOC emissions from crops (4D) (Liechti, CH) • Temporary solution: • 4 D 2 a Farm-level agricultural operations including storage, handling and transport of agricultural products • Please note the emissions separately in IIR • Will suggest creation of new NFR code, for adoption in next update
Guidebook – errors and omissions (2) • Error in units Table 3-1 (NMVOC emissions from crops (4D))? (Mikkelsen, DK) • Will liaise with Rainer
Workplan • 2009-2010 • Review of NMVOC emissions in 4B • Review of ammonia emission from fertilisers • 2010-2011 • Methodology for ammonia emissions from biogas facilities
NMVOC emissions (4B) • NMVOC emissions from Animal Husbandry and Manure Management (4B) • Method but no emission factors for 4B • Placeholder table in Guidebook • Included review in Maintenance Plan • No funding = no review
4B NMVOC – action • Ongoing US study • US-EPA plan to establish emission factors in 2011 • Postpone review until 2011 • If no funding available • Will use/adapt US-EPA values • Pragmatic but unsatisfactory solution
Ammonia emission from fertilisers • Current methodology and emission factors are old • No funding was available = no review • Postpone until next year
Emissions from biogas production NOx, CO2 Emissions to be reported under NFR 1.A.1 Power generation Organic waste Energy crops Emissions to be reported under NFR 4B NH3, NyOx, NH3, NyOx, NH3, NyOx Manure storage Animal housing Biogas reactor Feed Livestock Fields
Modification to 4B Tier 2 • Modify Step 7 • Currently accounts for addition of nitrogen in bedding to solid manure • Insert mass of nitrogen added to biogas reactor in organic waste or energy crops • No changes to later Steps • Modified mineralisation rate and emission factors would be Tier 3
Ammonia emission from crops • Report written by Willem Asman • Main focus on The Netherlands • Available in PDF from author (willem.asman@gmail.com) • Conclusion: • Few data • No general conclusion possible without further measurements • Measurements should extend over the whole year
Workplan • 2009-2010 • Methodology for ammonia emissions from biogas facilities • 2010-2011 • Review of NMVOC emissions in 4B • Review of ammonia emission from fertilisers
Longer term • Methodologies in Guidebook • NMVOCs, NH3 emissions from fertiliser • NH3 (and NMVOC?) emissions from crops • Greater focus on helping Parties to improve reporting • Software tools • Guidelines for information that can helpfully be reported in IIRs • Guidance on gridding emissions
Task Force on Reactive Nitrogenhttp://www.clrtap-tfrn.org/ • 4th meeting this week in Prague • Main focus – Annex IX of Gothenburg Protocol • Obligatory measures for abatement of ammonia emissions • Nothing finalised • Include measures to reduce emissions from cattle • Detailed specification of obligatory measures • Need to monitor implications for reporting
