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Air quality review

Air quality review . Daniela Buzica – Widlowski on behalf of Industrial Emissions, Air quality and Noise Unit DG Environment , European Commission. What We Have. The International Air Quality Policy Framework

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  1. Air quality review Daniela Buzica – Widlowski on behalf of Industrial Emissions, Air quality and Noise Unit DG Environment , European Commission

  2. What We Have • The International Air Quality Policy Framework • The UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and its Protocols (EMEP, Gothenburg, …) • The knowledge base (EMEP, WGE, …) • … • The EU Air Quality Policy Framework • The 2005 Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution • The National Emission Ceilings Directive • The Ambient Air Quality Directives • National and Local Air Pollution Abatement Measures • …

  3. The Air Quality Policy ReviewProcess 2011 2012 2013 What worked and what didn't? How is our H&E affected? Evaluation What is needed and possible? New objectives Policy development Updated strategy & policy Finalisation Council / EP Online consultations Stakeholder meetings x x x x x

  4. Stakeholder AQ Expert Group • A Stakeholder Expert Group has been established as a centrepiece of the consultation process • Around 100 experts are participating from: • EU Member States • third countries • international organisations • industry and environment stakeholders • EU bodies/COM services • Presentations and documents from the meetings of the Stakeholder Expert Group are publicly available through a dedicated CIRCA library

  5. Consultation and inputs foreseen from: • Ambient Air Quality Committee • Stakeholder group(s) • relevant international organisations (e.g. WHO, CLRTAP, etc.), existing fora and networks • dedicated workshops, projects and studies • inter-service group and DG ENV contact group • on-line (public) consultations

  6. Public Consultation • General public: 1934 responses • Experts and stakeholders: 371 responses • Individuals (experts): 142 • Business (associations and enterprises): 114 • Government (national, regional and local): 42 • NGOs: 61 • Research: 3 • Other: 9 • By MS: • General public: responses received from 25 MS • Expert/stakeholder: responses received from 21 MS

  7. Public Consultation • Member States with the highest shares of responses (by respondent category):

  8. What We Did Recently • College Debate (early 2011) • Problems acknowledged and all policy areas re-engaged • Renewed implementation impetus • Calling for comprehensive review to (re)address the problem (2013) • Continued EU Measures to address and resolve non-compliance • PM10 and NO2 Time Extension Notifications and Decisions • Revision of UNECE CLRTAP Gothenburg Protocol • Strengthened PM10 enforcement strategies

  9. What We Did Recently (cont) • Amending the Sulphur Content of (Marine) Fuels Directive (IMO) • Implementing decisions (Euro-6, IED, Ecodesign, …) • Ongoing revisions of Directives and Regulations (NRMM, …) • Gain better insights in local air quality management challenges and opportunities (ENV-EEA Urban air quality pilot project) • (Re)assessing and renewing support instruments (Life, Cohesion, …) • Other (Cars 2020, LCRM, RERM, 7EAP, …)

  10. EU Emissions and Air Quality Eutrophication NO2 O3 Acidification PM10

  11. What is The Problem?

  12. Particulate Matter (PM) Transport (diesel tail pipe and non-exhaust, shipping, non-road machinery) Small & medium scale combustion (smoky fuels, biomass, diesel) NOx and Ammonia emissions (secondary PM formation) Hemispheric air pollution (ABC, TFHAP, UNEP), … Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Diesel engines vehicles (Real World Emissions) Other diesel engines (Non-Road Mobile Machinery, Small and Medium Scale Combustion installation, inland shipping, …) Ground Level Ozone (O3) Nitrogen Oxides (NECD) Background (Methane, CO, International) Eutrophication Agriculture ammonia emissions General Uneven technical capacity across MS and MS Competent Authorities Competence barriers, policy coherence consistency problems Insufficient intra-EU cross border dialogue and actions,… Why Do We Have a Problem?

  13. How Will the Problem Evolve? Compliance Prospects

  14. How Will the Problem Evolve? Long-Term Health & Environment Prospects

  15. Objectives Pursue AQ levels that do not cause significant impacts on health and environment (EU long-term "zero impact" objective) Define targets for the period up to 2030 Define actions for resolving present compliance problems asap Define actions for moving towards new targets Options Reinforced national/local action? Reinforced NEC and/or AAQD? (Climate and Energy?) Reinforced EU source legislation? Non-regulatory options? … Objectives and Options?

  16. What Seems the Preferred Option? (2020) • Continued Focus on Implementation & Review EU measures • Euro 6(2014), and Euro 6b (2017 latest) for light duty vehicles • Implementing 2015 and 2020 provisions of new Sulphur Directive (IMO) • Implementing updated BAT conclusions under new IED • Adapting NECD to new Gothenburg Protocol • Eco-design Directive (small, and medium scale combustion installations) • [Non-Road Mobile Machinery Directive] • [Fertiliser Directive] • … • Renewed support for local/national actions • Reinforced national and local action and related capacity-building (new LIFE+,…) • Reinforced national and local action toolbox (retrofitting, NECA/SECA, …) • Reinforced impetus for sustainable urban mobility and energy plans? • Enhanced Public and Stakeholder Awareness? • Special targeted actions (fuel switching, sules, structural funds) • …

  17. What Will We Deliver in 2013 Q3/4? (Tentative) • Updated Interim Objectives for 2025 and 2030 • New Health & Environment Impact Reduction Targets • New National (and Sectoral ) Emission Reduction Targets • New Monitoring and Evaluation provisions • Regulatory measures • Proposal for amending the National Emission Ceilings Directive [2013] • Proposal for regulating medium scale combustion installations [2013] • Proposal for amending the Ambient Air Quality Directives [tbd] • Other [tbd] • Non-regulatory measures • Action on urban Air quality • Action on agriculture • International action • A Clean Air Research and Innovation Agenda • European Clean Air Forum • …

  18. Implementing Provision on Reporting • New provision for reporting ex. DEC 2011/850/C entry into force 01/01/2014 • IPR guidance – published on our website

  19. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/review_air_policy.htm Thank you!

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