Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Air EmissionsVilarova Marijonka, MSci

Meeting of NFP – Western Balkan CountriesSkopje, 11- 13 April 2005

Background – Legal Framework

Approximation of the air legislation with the EU one• The Draft Law on Environment is in an adoption phase• Law on Ambient Air Quality harmonized with Framework Directive

96/62/EC Under CADRS 2004, drafting of secondary legislation on air

emissions has been planned, concerning:• Stationary sources• Mobile sources• Products control In the process of secondary legislation on air emissions drafting,

Directives 99/13/EC, 96/61/EC, 2001/80/EC,94/67/EC, etc., will be transposed.

Conventions and Protocols Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and EMEP

Protocol (Cooperative Programme for Monitoring of Air Pollutants in Europe) have been ratified

Protocols listed below are in ratification procedure• 1985 Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes

by at least 30 per cent; • 1988 Control of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes; • 1991 Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their

Transboundary Fluxes; • 1994 Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions; • 1998 Heavy Metals; • 1998 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); and • 1999 Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone

Air Emissions Monitoring

Monitoring of air emissions from stationary and mobile sources,

Emission monitoring data of individual major companies establish basis for location of polluted areas in the country

Identification of air polluters and pollution in the Republic of Macedonia through development of Cadastre of air polluters and pollutants at national level

Cadastre of air polluters and pollutants for the City of Skopje is completed, and National Cadastre will be finalized by the end of 2005.

Establishment of database and data management Database has been established, using data from the Cadastre for

the City of Skopje Data from the National Cadastre will be used to establish database

on polluters releasing air pollutants, at national level Preparation of programmes and plans for air pollution, i.e.

pollutants emission reduction Setting of priorities among measures intended to improve the

quality of air

Air Emissions Monitoring

CORINAR Programme Development

Introduction of CORINAIR (CORe INventory of AIR emissions). CORINAIR has not been introduced in our country yet, as

compatible methodology for air pollution inventory at EU level CORINAIR Programme is recommended for identification of the

quantity of air pollutants emission, as well as the nomenclature under SNAP (Selected Nomenclature of Air Pollution) based on it

At present, we have emission data on around 220 polluters at national level

Based on the data available and data from the Statistical Yearbook, upon recommendation of ETC-ACC, distribution by SNAP sectors has been made

Table by SNAP

Annual quantities of pollutants emission based on data from around 220 polluting facilities at national level

  Name of sector SO2 t/year NOx t/year CO t/year Dust t/year

Sector 1Combustion and energy transformation in power generation facilities

91883,5 13446,7 1642 2064.4

Sector 2 Non-industrial combustion facilities 6298 1130 1846 326

Sector 3 Combustion in production industry 5400 1510 1942 1830

Sector 4 Production processes 30880 6221 5267 24312

Sector 6 Use of solvents and other products 3980 1420 16594 145

Sector 7, 8 Transport 514 11348 49305 67

Total  138974,

535045,7 76596 26744,4

CORINAIR

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Future activities related to CORINAIR Programme Development

Through the assistance from CARDS Regional Programme 2002, and using data from the Cadastre and Statistical Yearbook, air polluters and pollutants will be distributed by SNAP

Application of CORINAIR based softwares has been envisaged, • COLLECER for collection and calculation of relevant emission data• REPORTER- used in preparation of national annual reports on

emissions in relation to the requirements under EMEP and IPCC• COPERT-3, for calculation of traffic emissions• Application of simulation models and air pollution forecast

Reporting

 Requested

information For the period Year of reporting Manner of reporting

Air Emissions

AE-1: CLRTAP data1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 e-mail, CDR (2004)

AE-1b: NEC data      

AE-2: UNFCCC data      

AE-2b: EU GHG data      

Reporting in the area of air emissions towards ETC-ACC, based on the requirements of CLRTAP and EMEP Protocol, is carried out continuously since 1998

In this context, data/information on annual emissions of pollutants SO2, nitrogen oxides, CO and dust is reported, in the format prescribed by EMEP.

Reporting

With regard to other requirements under the table, such as reporting to UNFCCC, the reporting will start on 2003 – the year when the First National Communication on Climate Change and GHG Inventory was prepared

The scheme of data collection and reporting for the purpose of their use for emission amounts reduction and air quality improvement, is presented on the next slide

Inventory of emissions and reporting at national level

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