Transcript Discussion on ACC1 priorities 25 August 2010

The European Environment Agency
and emissions from international
maritime transport
John van Aardenne, Air and Climate Change Programme
February 9, 2011 at the European Climate Change
Programme II – WG Ships
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The European environment – state and outlook 2010
Maritime transport emissions in SOER 2010 thematic assessments:
a.
Air pollution
“Many climate change mitigation policies are positive in terms of also improving air quality“
“…as emissions of NOX from land-based sources decrease, there is a growing awareness of the
increasingly important contribution to Europe's NOX emissions from national and
international shipping….”
b. Mitigating climate change
"International aviation and shipping
account for an additional 310 million
tonnes of CO2-equivalent (about 6 %
of total EU-27 GHG emissions
excluding LULUCF)”
Shipping presents a global problem:
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EEA and monitoring of EU27 GHG emissions:
Annual submission of the greenhouse gas inventory of the European Union to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto
Protocol.
Input from MS reports copied to EEA/COM under EU GHG monitoring
mechanism.
Published: 02 June 2010 with GHG emissions 1990-2008 for EU27
International bunker emission are reported separately and are excluded from the
national totals (memo item).
Method: bunker fuel statistics from data taken from national energy balances.
Following IPCC 1996 Guidelines.
Emissions decreased by 2.1 % between 2007 and 2008 to 171 million tonnes of
CO2 for international shipping.
However, emissions increased by ~60% between 1990 and 2008.
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Greenhouse gas emissions by main sector in EU-27 in 2008 (EEA, 2010)
Total greenhouse gas emissions by sector
in EU-27 in 2008
Change 1990-2008 (%)
[4,940 million tonnes of CO2 eq]
Total GHG
Agriculture
9.6%
Int. Shipping
Int. Aviation
Waste
2.8%
Energy
production
31.1%
Industrial
processes
8.3%
Waste
Agriculture
Fugitive
emissions
1.7%
Industrial processes
Fugitive emissions
Households
/ services
14.5%
Households / services
Transport
Manufact. / construction
Energy production
-100%
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-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
Excludes 310 million
tonnes of CO2 eq. from
international aviation and
shipping
Transport
19.6%
Manufact. /
construction
12.4%
Different estimates for EU27 emissions:
Difference between EU27 emissions (171 Mt CO2-eq.) as included as memo in EU
UNFCCC inventory and other studies using different methodologies
(e.g. CE Delft, 311 Mt CO2-eq.)
This indicate that “traditional” fuel balances as used in national inventories, have
shortcomings in measuring all aspects of int. transport (e.g. fuel sold outside EU
to EU inbound ships).
Potential benefits of monitoring individual ships fuel consumption
Better insight in quality of bunker fuel statistics incl. energy balances.
Split between domestic and international bunker fuel statistics
(domestic navigation is subject to emission reduction targets)
Link with air quality: monitoring of individual ship emissions could improve the
quality of air pollution emission inventories and as such improve
monitoring/reduction of impact of int. shipping on air quality.
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Further reading:
What is EEA:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/who
The European environment – state and outlook 2010:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer
EU greenhouse gas inventory report:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/european-union-greenhouse-gasinventory-2010
EEA GHG data viewers:
http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/PivotApp/pivot.aspx?pivotid=475
http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/PivotApp/pivot.aspx?pivotid=473
Country profiles:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate/ghg-country-profiles
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