Reconstruction of National Emission Inventory System (NEIS)

1. Reconstruction of National Emission Inventory System (NEIS) > 3rd UNECE TFEIP & EIONET Workshop, Cordoba, Spain Davor Vesligaj EKONERG, CROATIA

2. > Outline of the presentation • National circumstances • Reconstruction of National Emission Inventory System • Expected results

3. > Legal framework (I) • Domestic: • Law on Environmental Protection (1994) • Law on Air Protection (1995) • Rule Book on Environmental Emission Register (1996) • International: • Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (1992, sc) • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1996, Annex I)

4. > Legal framework (II) • Rule Book on Environmental Emissions Register (1996) • mandatory system of reporting • scope of reporting (air, waste, wastewater) • “bottom - up” approach • annual reporting cycle • methodology (source classification criteria, list of pollutants, emission estimation, reporting forms, ...)

5. > Institutional framework • Ministry for Environmental Protection and Physical Planning (NFP) • Environmental Protection Agency (to be established) • 21 County offices for environmental protection (local level) • National Reference Center on Air Emissions (EKONERG) • Central Bureau of Statistics, National Energy Institute

6. > NEIS data flow (present situation) International level CLRTAP, UNFCCC National level Ministry/Agency domestic format of reporting international format of reporting Local level (EER) 21 County offices National Reference Center EKONERG “bottom-up” “bottom-up” “top-down” Institutions Statistic, Energy balance, Transport Sources Point sources, Area sources

7. > Gaps > Improvements • Methodology • Data flow • Software tools • Support on local level • QA/QC • Cost - benefit

8. > Project objectives Establishment of new National Emission Inventory System that will facilitate/enhance: • planning, implementation and evaluation of environmental policy and programmes on national, local and sector level, • national efforts to fulfil international commitments, i.e. CLRTAP and UNFCCC, • stakeholders capabilities of creating environmental policy by disseminating knowledge and information on environmental pressures

9. > Project targets (I) • to build integrated emission inventory system that is operable and sustainable under national circumstances • to use already established frame for data collection and carefully analyse cost-effectiveness of new solutions • to take into consideration needs from “both sides” • to provide new legislative framework, supporting documents and tools for the implementation of NEIS

10. > Project targets (II) • to collect and apply knowledge and experience on “good practice” from countries having already established emission inventory system • to use standardised methodology (EMEP/CORINAIR) and software tools (AE-DEM) developed by ETC-ACC as a “main frame” for NEIS, • to transfer knowledge and support NEIS users • to make data available to the public

11. > Design of new NEIS Central Bureau of Statistics Database, NationalEnergy Balance Local level National level “top-down” Source categories CLRTAP UNFCCC International level CLRTAP (NFR) UNFCCC (CFR) NEIS Database CollectER “bottom-up” EU directives IPPC, ... (not mandatory) Environmental Emissions Register Point sources

12. > Expected results (mid 2004) • Deliverables (draft regulation, guidance documents, software tools, web page) • Pilot implementation of NEIS • Reports to CLRTAP and UNFCCC