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| ====== Chapter 8.1 - Recalculations ====== | ====== Chapter 8.1 - Recalculations ====== | ||
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| Generally, improvement of the emission inventory is an ongoing task and triggers recalculations for all source categories and pollutants frequently. | Generally, improvement of the emission inventory is an ongoing task and triggers recalculations for all source categories and pollutants frequently. | ||
| - | > Further information regarding recalculations (especially due to changes in methods or activity data) | + | <WRAP left round info 60%> |
| - | > can be found in the corresponding chapter of the **National Inventory Report**. | + | Further information regarding recalculations (especially due to changes in methods or activity data) can be found in the corresponding chapter of the **National Inventory Report**. |
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| - | === Possible reasons for Recalculations === | + | ===== Possible reasons for Recalculations |
| Due to the ever ongoing efforts to improve the inventory, more or less broad recalculations become necessary with each new submission. | Due to the ever ongoing efforts to improve the inventory, more or less broad recalculations become necessary with each new submission. | ||
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| __**Possible reasons for recalculations are**__ | __**Possible reasons for recalculations are**__ | ||
| - | # **new** (sub-)**categories** to be included in the inventory or dislocation of subcategories within the inventory | + | * **new** (sub-)**categories** to be included in the inventory or dislocation of subcategories within the inventory |
| - | # **data** (activity data & emission factors) for certain (sub-)categories **available for the first time** | + | |
| - | # **change of data sources** (for activity data) | + | |
| - | # use of **new emission factors** (due to: inquest, research projects, expert judgement etc.) | + | |
| - | # **improvement of methods** used for calculating emissions | + | |
| - | # **outcome of** ongoing **review** activities under both UN FCCC and UN ECE | + | |
| - | etc. | + | |
| **All these changes can effect //specific years// of the inventory as well the //entire time series//, leading to more or less significant changes within the emission trends.** | **All these changes can effect //specific years// of the inventory as well the //entire time series//, leading to more or less significant changes within the emission trends.** | ||
| - | === Declaration of Recalculations === | + | ===== Declaration of Recalculations |
| Under UN FCCC reporting, parties have to comment any recalculations in any year leading to differences between latest and current submission for a given year or the time period or series. Thereby, highest attention is given to recalculations within base year and the most current year of the latest submission: | Under UN FCCC reporting, parties have to comment any recalculations in any year leading to differences between latest and current submission for a given year or the time period or series. Thereby, highest attention is given to recalculations within base year and the most current year of the latest submission: | ||
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| __**Recalculations in Base Year data**__ | __**Recalculations in Base Year data**__ | ||
| - | * mostly rather small but of highest importance | + | |
| - | * mostly due to changed methods or emission factors used for entire time series | + | * mostly due to changed methods or emission factors used for entire time series |
| - | * impact on basis of any evaluation | + | * impact on basis of any evaluation |
| __**Recalculations in data of current year of the latest submission**__ | __**Recalculations in data of current year of the latest submission**__ | ||
| - | * mostly because of **corrected activity data** (especially in Energy Production) from actualized Energy Balances | + | |
| - | * also due to changed methods, emission factors, or data sources used | + | * also due to changed methods, emission factors, or data sources used |
| - | * impact on the amount of emission reduction reported in latest submission | + | * impact on the amount of emission reduction reported in latest submission |
| - | **Under UN ECE, within the IIR**, Germany focusses on recalculations in values reported for **1990** for all main pollutants, **1995** for PM,,2.5,, and PM,,10,, and **2000** for black carbon | + | **Under UN ECE, within the IIR**, Germany focusses on recalculations in values reported for **1990** for all MAIN POLLUTANTS, HEAVY METALS and POPS, **1995** for PM<sub>2.5</ |
| - | === Recalculations in current submission === | + | ===== Recalculations in current submission |
| __Table 1: Overview of impact of recalculations on the level of National Totals__ | __Table 1: Overview of impact of recalculations on the level of National Totals__ | ||
| (For more detailed information please mouseclick the pollutant.) | (For more detailed information please mouseclick the pollutant.) | ||
| - | ^ for reporting year: ^ ^ Base Year< | + | ^ for reporting year: ^ ^ Base Year< |
| - | | in NFR submission: | + | | in NFR submission: |
| - | ^ Main pollutants | + | ^ Main pollutants |
| - | ^ // | + | ^ // |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations: |
| - | | [[Recalculations NMVOC| Non-Methane VOC ]] - NMVOC | + | | [[General:Recalculations:NMVOC| Non-Methane VOC ]] - NMVOC |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations: |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:ammonia| Ammonia |
| - | ^ Particulate Matter | + | ^ Particulate Matter |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:pm2.5| Particles <2.5µm ]] - PM< |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:pm10| Particles <10µm ]] - PM< |
| - | | [[Recalculations TSP| Total Suspended Particles ]] - TSP | + | | [[General:Recalculations:TSP| Total Suspended Particles ]] - TSP |
| - | | [[Recalculations BC| Black Carbon ]] - BC | [kt] | | + | | [[General:Recalculations:BC| Black Carbon ]] - BC | [kt] | 39,76 | 39,08 | |
| - | ^ // | + | ^ // |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations: |
| - | ^ Heavy Metals | + | ^ Heavy Metals |
| - | ^ //Priority HM// ||||||||||| | + | ^ //Priority HM// ||||||||||| |
| - | | [[Recalculations Lead| Lead ]] - Pb | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Lead| Lead ]] - Pb | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations Cadmium| Cadmium ]] - Cd | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Cadmium| Cadmium ]] - Cd | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations Mercury| Mercury ]] - Hg | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Mercury| Mercury ]] - Hg | [t] |
| - | ^ //Other HM// | + | ^ //Other HM// |
| - | | [[Recalculations Arsenic| Arsenic ]] - As | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Arsenic| Arsenic ]] - As | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations Chrome| Chrome ]] - Cr | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Chrome| Chrome ]] - Cr |
| - | | [[Recalculations Copper| Copper ]] - Cu | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Copper| Copper ]] - Cu |
| - | | [[Recalculations Nickel| Nickel ]] - Ni | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Nickel| Nickel ]] - Ni | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations Selenium| Selenium ]] - Se | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Selenium| Selenium ]] - Se | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations Zinc| Zinc ]] - Zn | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Zinc| Zinc ]] - Zn | [t] |
| - | ^ **Persistent Organic Pollutants - POPs** | | | | | | | | | | | | + | ^ Persistent Organic Pollutants - POPs |
| - | | [[Recalculations Dioxines| Dioxines & Furanes ]] - PCDD/ | + | | [[General:Recalculations:Dioxines| Dioxines & Furanes ]] - PCDD/ |
| - | ^ //**Polycyclic Organic Hydrocarbons - PAHs**// | + | ^ // |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:BaP| Benzo(a)pyrene ]] - B[a]P | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:BbF| Benzo(b)fluoranthene ]] - B[b]F | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:BkF| Benzo(k)fluoranthene ]] - B[k]F | [t] |
| - | | [[Recalculations | + | | [[General:Recalculations:IxP| Indeno(1, |
| - | | [[Recalculations PAH| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ]] - PAH 1-4 | [t] | + | | [[General:Recalculations:PAH| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ]] - PAH 1-4 | [t] |
| - | ^ //**Other POPs**// | + | ^ //Other POPs// |
| - | | [[Recalculations HCB| Hexachlorobenzene ]] - HCB | + | | [[General:Recalculations:HCB| Hexachlorobenzene ]] - HCB |
| - | | [[Recalculations PCB| Polychlorinated Biphenyls ]] - PCBs | [kg] | 1,735.5 | 1,735.5 | 0.012 | 0.001% | ~ | + | | [[General:Recalculations:PCB| Polychlorinated Biphenyls ]] - PCBs | [kg] | 1.735,48 | |
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| **1. revision of activity data** | **1. revision of activity data** | ||
| - | * entire NFR 1.A: __finalisation of National Energy Balance__ 2018 | + | |
| - | * several NFR categories: revision of __population data__: The population in Germany has been subject to several evaluations in recent years. | + | * NFRs 1.A.3.a i and 1.A.3.a ii: revision of percental shares of both jet kerosene and avition gasoline allocated to international and domestic flights |
| - | * NFR 3.B, 3.D & 3.I: updated information and statistical data (e.g. animal numbers, weight data, milk yield: see main agricultural page under „Recalculations and reasons“, | + | * NFRs 1.A.3.b vi & vii: revision of annual mileage data for different road vehicles |
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| + | * NFR 3.B, 3.D & 3.I: updated information and statistical data (e.g. animal numbers, weight data, milk yield: see main agricultural page under „Recalculations and reasons“, | ||
| **2. update or revision of entire model** | **2. update or revision of entire model** | ||
| * NFR 1.A.3.a: revision of TREMOD AV | * NFR 1.A.3.a: revision of TREMOD AV | ||
| * NFR 1.A.3.b: revision of TREMOD | * NFR 1.A.3.b: revision of TREMOD | ||
| - | * | + | * NFR 3 in general, the model GAS-EM was updated (e.g. correction of the calculation of the TAN excretion of dairy cows and the TAN flow into manure storage of male beef cattle, heifers: subdivision into dairy and slaughter heifers with different final weights; adaptation of energy requirements and feeding according to German expert recommendations, |
| **3. newly implemented emission factors** | **3. newly implemented emission factors** | ||
| - | * Unordered List Item | + | * |
| **4. revision of emission factors** | **4. revision of emission factors** | ||
| - | * Unordered List Item | + | * NFR 1.A.3.b vi & vii: revised tier1 emission factors for abrasive heavy metals and POPs emissions from research study |
| + | * NFR 2.C.7.a: use of new plant specific data for emission factors of TSP, SO2, As, Cu and Pb in Primary copper production recalculations have been carried out for the entire time series. | ||
| + | * NFR 3: Cattle grazing: The NH< | ||
| **5. re-allocation of activity data and emissions** | **5. re-allocation of activity data and emissions** | ||
| - | * Unordered List Item | + | * NFR 1.A.3.a: distribution of avgas inland deliveries onto all four sub-categories (until submission 2020: 100% of avgas allocated to NFR 1.A.3.a ii (i)) |
| **6. as an outcome of the ongoing review activities under both UNFCCC and UNECE** | **6. as an outcome of the ongoing review activities under both UNFCCC and UNECE** | ||
| - | * Unordered List Item | + | * NFR 2.C.1: reporting of HCB emissions using standard emission factor for the entire time period |
| - | (see recalculations listed above: revisions marked with ^^*^^ occured due to review findings) | ||