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Ensuring consistency between different national
policies in preparation of the national programme:
the Slovene experience
Matej Gasperič, EARS
Brussels, 2.9.2004
Other policies
Ministry of Finance
Public finance
Policies of
neighboring countries
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Agricultural policy
Ministry of Transport
Transport policy
Ministry of Phisical Planning,
Environment and Energy
Energy policy
Ministry of Phisical Planning,
Environment and Energy
Environmental policy
Air quality policy
NECD
Climate Change policy
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Setting priorities
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Kyoto protocol and Climate change policy are very important issues for the
public ( numbers of NGOs are involved in discussions and round tables) and
therefore the politicians are putting this issue at the top of the priorities.
“Other policies have to be consistent and in line with Climate Change policy”
Policies priorities are in many cases contradictive
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Transport policy: “Transport contributes to increase of GDP and good
infrastructure is key point for development of the economy”
Environmental policy: “ We need to reduce volume of road transport and
transport emissions, transport sector is the biggest contributor to the air
pollution”
Or
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Environmental policy, Climate change: “Diesel helps to reduce GHG
emissions”
Environmental policy, Air Quality:”Diesel is bad for Air Quality”
Clear responsibilities for the policy implementation within the country
Agreement with major stakeholders is needed to implement measures for
emissions reduction
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Almost all LCPs in Slovenia are state owned
LCP welcome measures for reducing “air quality” emissions (a lot of measures
especially for reducing SO2 have been implemented )
Revision of National Emission
Inventories 1986,1990-2002
(GHG, SO2, NOx,VOC, NH3, PM)
National energy program
?
National allocation plan
for the period 2005-2007
Operational Plan for reducing
GHG emissions
?
National programe for reducing
SO2, NOx, VOC, NH3 and PM
Improvement of national inventories:
Completeness (more and more sectors are covered especially for VOC
emissions)
 Quality of data is improving (less default emission factors and more
measurements)
 In some cases historical data are not available
Outcomes are:
 We know more and more about air emissions
 Emission inventories are more complete and accurate.
 Emissions are usually higher that we have thought (more we dig in, higher
emissions we get)
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NEC limit value for NOx, SOx, VOC and NH3 for 2010 stays
? Should we improve national emission inventories ?
NECD limit value
2000
2000 update
2010
Inventories review:
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Checking NEC inventories and comparing with
GHG inventories
( are the same activity data used as for GHG emissions)
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QA/QC of the NEC inventories ?
Under CLRTAP convention there is no detailed Incountry review of the inventories !
Climate Change policy & Air Quality policy
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Ensuring consistency between climate change policy and air quality policy
can be very demanding.
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How many energy and emission scenarios do we have and do we use ?
Is the same scenario used for Air Quality and Climate Change assessment ?
Should these two processes run in paralel (there can be only one type of
scenario for both assessments)
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Example: CC Scenario for NAP
Example2:AQ Scenario for NEC
300
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250
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150
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100
50
50
0
2002
2004
transport
2006
other non trading sectors
2008
trading sector
2010
0
2002
2004
transport
2006
other non trading sectors
2008
trading sector
2010
Example: Countries GHG emissions
30000
25000
20000
CO2 trading
LCP (trading sector)
15000
Transport
10000
Residential
5000
Industry (trading
sector)
0
NECD limit values
can be exceded due to
CO2 emission trading
Theoretically all LCPs can operate 8760 hours/year
at full power (with allowed NOx or SOx
concentration values).
The Ministry of the Environment will be avare of
(the possible) exceedence when it will be too late
(by the end od next year when NEC inventories are
available.
It is obvious that additional “legislation” is needed
in Slovenia to prevent possible exceeding of NEC
limit values due to CO2 emission trading.
(SOx, NOx emission allowances ?)