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Agriculture & Nature Panel. Nick Hutchings Barbara Amon Rainer Steinbrecher. Agenda. Guidebook revision Maintenance and Improvement Plan for Guidebook Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen. Guidebook revision. NMVOC emissions from Animal Husbandry and Manure Management (4B).
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Agriculture & Nature Panel Nick Hutchings Barbara Amon Rainer Steinbrecher
Agenda • Guidebook revision • Maintenance and Improvement Plan for Guidebook • Report from Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen
Guidebook revision • NMVOC emissions from Animal Husbandry and Manure Management (4B)
NMVOC emissions in 4B • No emission factor in the current Guidebook • New emission factor in revised Guidebook • For some Parties, 4B would become the major source • Reasoned criticism at previous TFEIP meeting • Re-assess the evidence underpining emission factor
4B NMVOCs conclusions • Emission factor in revised Guidebook unreliable • Requires more detailed review
NMVOC – proposed action • Revert to position in current Guidebook • No emission factor for 4B – leave placeholders • Include review in Maintenance Plan • Timescale • Work ongoing in Europe and USA • US-EPA plan to establish emission factors in 2011 • Propose to undertake review in 2010 • Funding • 60 days
EFDB • Just Guidebook emission factors (linked to Guidebook) • Just Guidebook emission factors (unlinked) • Guidebook and national emission factors (unlinked) • Guidebook and submitted emission factors (unlinked)
Just Guidebook (linked) • Create additional work • Database – Excel – Word • Need to restructure database when amending methodologies • Limited resources • Would divert resources from Guidebook maintenance and improvement • Not convinced of substantial (non-Guidebook) benefits
Other options • Just Guidebook emission factors (unlinked) • OK • Guidebook and national emission factors (unlinked) • OK – if IIRs available as documentation • Guidebook and submitted emission factors (unlinked) • Quality control issues or resource issues
Revision process in the future • Rolling revision of chapters • Depends on scientific/technological developments • All chapters should be revised regularly
Chapters recommended for endorsement • Nature • 11B Forest fires • B1109 Gas seeps
Natural sources Natural Sources to be considered:
Specific items for the Maintenance Plan • Review of NMVOC emissions in 4B • Review of ammonia emission from fertilisers • VOC emissions from vegetation • Methodology for ammonia emissions from biogas facilities • Ammonia emission from crops
Priorities and resources • Review of NMVOC emissions in 4B • Priority 1 • 60 days • Review of ammonia emission from fertilisers • Priority 2 • 25 days
Priorities and resources • VOC emissions from vegetation • Priority 2 • 0 days • Methodology for ammonia emissions from biogas facilities • Priority 3 • 2-10 days • Ammonia emission from crops • Priority 3
Any other business • Potential versus net emissions • PM and NMVOCs • Make clear in Guidebook • Who should calculate net emissions? • Reporting of ammonia in 4B contra 4D