1. Jessica Sully, Secretariat
UNECE Task Force on Emission Inventories and Projections Progress - May 2001
Jessica Sully, Secretariat

2. Key events EMEP Steering Body report (Nov 2000)
Guidebook updated on EEA website (Dec 2000)
Editorial work to improve chapters
Reporting workshop held January 2001
Expert Panels working as per workplan agreed with SB (see TFEIP website)

3. EMEP Steering Body Report
Implications of the consolidated EMEP work plan for the TFEIP:
conduct the reporting workshop
introduce new reporting guidelines
supervise the introduction of PM reporting
complete the default inventory compilation guidelines (Guidebook)
initiate ‘inventory’ evaluation programme (improve data quality and quantity)

4. Guidebook update
7 new/ updated chapters approved by SB and now incorporated into Guidebook on EEA web
Secretariat has identified work needed for Guidebook to improve
- continuity and accessibility
- effectiveness
3 example improved chapters have been prepared for discussion in panel sessions

5. Reporting workshop
Attended by a range of data requesters, data providers and data users
Draft Reporting Guidelines prepared
New Nomenclature for Reporting (NFR) proposed
Reporting guidelines to be discussed and agreed at this meeting

6. Expert Panels (i) Agriculture & Nature
Core group met March 2001
Focus on improving Guidebook chapters
emissions of ammonia from animal husbandry
primary particles
intro chapter linking pollutants to activities/ chapters
reshape chapters to fit SNAP97 (1004, 1005 & 1009)
developing EXCEL sheets to support existing chapters
New panel leader
Panel meets Thursday 09:15 Room F3

7. Expert Panels (ii) C&I Panel met twice (Oct 2000/ Feb 2001)
Default procedure for PM estimation under development - to enable estimation of fine PM from 80% of largest sources
Detailed review of proposed NFR
New format proposed for Guidebook chapters to make them clearer and easier to use
Looking for a new panel co-leader
Panel meets Thursday 14:00 Room C3

8. Expert Panels (iii) Transport
Road traffic
Copert III launched & web-site updated
PM: EU-sponsored PARTICULATES project - further work to be done in this area
Aircraft
EMCAL group are recommending methodology to the European aviation authority (ECAC)
EMCAL to provide a data set for turboprops
Reporting issues
NFR for transport has been proposed - to be discussed further at panel session
Panel meets Thursday 09:15 Room C3

9. Expert Panels (iv) Verification
Proposals for reporting of emission projections, including tables on background data, put forward at Reporting Workshop
New draft Guidebook chapter “Good practice guidance for CLRTAP/EMEP emission inventories” in progress - aim to finalise the chapter by 1 July 2001
Small group of panel experts met January 2001
Panel meets Friday 09:00 Salle XVI

10. TFEIP - focus for this meeting
Reporting guidelines to be discussed & agreed in principle
Guidebook chapters to be reviewed in light of:
- new reporting requirements (NFR)
- improved transparency
- consistency of reporting - particularly PM, HM, POPs, NH3
- the need to incorporate uncertainty
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