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The Use of Agricultural Statistics in Emission Inventory Calculation for Agriculture

This presentation explores the importance of agricultural statistics in the calculation of emission inventories for agriculture, specifically focusing on greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. The presentation will discuss the data sources and reporting requirements for these inventories, as well as highlight the key statistics needed for accurate calculations. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the role of agricultural statistics in environmental monitoring and assessment.

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The Use of Agricultural Statistics in Emission Inventory Calculation for Agriculture

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  1. The Use of Agricultural Statistics in Emission Inventory Calculation for Agriculture Bernard Hyde Office of Climate, Licensing and Resource Use Environmental Protection Agency Central Statistics Office 4th Business Statistics Seminar Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle 22nd November 2012

  2. Environmental Protection Agency • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responsibilities for a wide range of licensing, enforcement, monitoring and assessment activities associated with environmental protection • Licensing and permitting – IPPC, WWTP, Landfills, Dumping at Sea • Environmental enforcement – Implementation and enforcement of environmental legislation • Resources and waste management – NWDB, WEEE • Climate Change – Inventories, Projections, ETS, Research • Environmental monitoring – EPA Act, 1992 & Water Framework Directive • Environmental assessment – State of the Environment Report, Bathing Water Report • Advice and guidance – Promote environmentally sound practices, advise on licence applications and implementing technical standards • Water Framework Directive – Good status by 2015

  3. National Emission Inventories • Greenhouse Gas Inventories • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol • EU Monitoring Mechanism Decision (280/2004/EC) • Air Pollutant Inventories • UNECE Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and its 8 Protocols • National Emission Ceilings Directive (2001/81/EC) • Large Combustion Plant Directive (2001/80/EC)

  4. What do we report? • Greenhouse Gas Inventories • Inventories on CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6 annually (15th Jan to EU and 15th April UNFCCC) • National Inventory Report (UNFCCC 15th April) • Air Pollutant Inventories (15th February annually CLRTAP) • Main pollutants; NOx, SO2, NMVOC, NH3 and CO • Particulate matter; TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 • Heavy metals; Pb, Cd, Hg (priority) As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Se and Zn (additional) • Persistent Organic Pollutants; Dioxins (PCDD/PCDF), PAHs, HCB (mandatory) PCBs (voluntary) • National data gridded every 5th year (EMEP 50km x 50km) • Informative Inventory Report (15th March annually)

  5. What do we report? (contd) • Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) • Inventories on NOx, SO2 and Dust annually (30th Sept) • National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD) • NOx, SO2, NMVOC and NH3 annually (31st Dec) • National Emission Projections – Future emission trends • CLRTAP, NEC and GHG to 2020/2030 • FAPRI – animal numbers, crop statistics

  6. Agricultural Emission Inventories • GHG • CO2e~ 32% of national total • Agricultural CH4 ~ 91% of national CH4 • Agricultural N2O ~ 92% of national N2O • Air Pollutant • NH3 ~ 98% of total

  7. Agricultural Emission Inventories • GHG • Enteric fermentation – CH4 • Manure management – CH4 & N2O • Agricultural soils (direct and indirect) – N2O • NH3 • Manure management • Fertilizer

  8. Agricultural Emission Inventory N fertilizer Livestock Fertilizer type Horses Mules Asses Sheep Goats Pigs Cattle Poultry Housed Grazing Housing type Manure Management Land application Storage Manure type Land use Store type Manure type Duration

  9. Agricultural Emission Inventory N fertilizer Livestock Fertilizer type Horses Mules Asses Sheep Goats Pigs Cattle Poultry Housed Grazing Housing type Manure Management Land application Storage Manure type Land use Store type Manure type Duration

  10. National Inventory Overview – Activity data • June and December livestock census – Central Statistics Office • AIM – Department of Agriculture Cattle Sheep Poultry Dairy cows Ewes Layers Suckler (Beef) cows Rams Broilers Male cattle < 1 year Lambs Turkeys Male cattle 1-2 years Other sheep Male cattle > 2 years Other livestock Female cattle < 1 year Pigs Horses Female cattle 1-2 years Sows in pig Mules and Asses Female cattle > 2 years Sows for breeding Goats Bulls for breeding Gilts in pig Dairy in-calf heifers Gilts not yet served Beef in-calf heifers Fattening pigs < 20kg Fattening pigs > 20kg

  11. Other Statistics • Milk yield – domestic production • Lamb slaughter statistics • Grassland • Silage • Hay • Rough Grazing • Tillage Crops • Winter and spring barley • Winter and spring wheat • Winter and spring oats • Other crops – potatoes beet, peas, pulses etc

  12. Other statistics of interest • DED analysis for gridded data • Every five years CLRTAP, 10 km x 10 km • Farm Structures Survey • Manure Management Practices

  13. Conclusions • Agricultural statistics are v. important part of national GHG and air pollutant inventories • Agri- environmental data • Farm Structure survey • Questions

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