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+ | ====== Chapter 1.1 - National Inventory Background | ||
===== Air pollution and the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution ===== | ===== Air pollution and the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution ===== | ||
- | Starting in the late 18th century, the industrial revolution caused an ever growing need for energy and resources. As a result, pollution of the atmosphere, going alongside with threats to environment and health, became a highly visible, undeniable problem waiting to be solved. | + | Starting in the late 18th century, the industrial revolution caused an ever-growing need for energy and resources. As a result, pollution of the atmosphere, going alongside with threats to environment and health, became a highly visible, undeniable problem waiting to be solved. |
- | As one answer to this situation, the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (also: Convention on Air Pollution, CLRTAP) was opened for signature in November 1979 and came into effect about 3 years later in March 1983. | + | As one answer to this situation, the [[https:// |
By now, the Convention - identifying the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as its secretariat - has 51 parties and addresses some of the major environmental problems of the UNECE region through scientific collaboration and policy negotiation and, during the years, has been extended by eight protocols that identify specific measures to be taken by Parties to reduce their emissions of air pollutants. | By now, the Convention - identifying the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as its secretariat - has 51 parties and addresses some of the major environmental problems of the UNECE region through scientific collaboration and policy negotiation and, during the years, has been extended by eight protocols that identify specific measures to be taken by Parties to reduce their emissions of air pollutants. | ||
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===== Reduction obligations and reporting ===== | ===== Reduction obligations and reporting ===== | ||
- | Reporting of emission data to the executive body of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) is required in order to fulfil obligations of the protocols under the convention. Parties are required to submit annual national emissions of SO2, NOx, NMVOC, CO and NH3, particulate matter, various heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) using the " | + | Reporting of emission data to the executive body of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) is required in order to fulfil obligations of the protocols under the convention. Parties are required to submit annual national emissions of SO< |
- | The report at hand contains information on Germany' | + | The report at hand contains information on Germany' |
- | Germany uses the EMEP/EEA Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Guidebook for reporting to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and to the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The methodologies used are to some extend also in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Guidelines) and, in general, in line with Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories IPCC-NGGIP (IPCC Good Practice Guidance). | + | Germany uses the [[https:// |
Besides its CLRTAP obligation and as an EU member state, Germany also has to report the full data set and this inventory report under the updated National Emissions Ceilings Directive (EU/ | Besides its CLRTAP obligation and as an EU member state, Germany also has to report the full data set and this inventory report under the updated National Emissions Ceilings Directive (EU/ | ||
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===== National territory emissions ===== | ===== National territory emissions ===== | ||
- | All of Germany’s emissions occur inside the EMEP grid domain. This excludes international aviation and maritime navigation as shown in methodical issues and laid out by the CLRTAP guidelines. There is only one offshore island (Helgoland) were all emission relevant activities are included in the national statistics used for the emission estimation. Thus, all numbers for national totals given are considered to be "real totals" | + | All of Germany’s emissions occur inside the [[https:// |