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EPA/220/N-95/017
Jan/Feb 1995
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INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
          From the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

               UNECE Task Force on Emission
                           Inventories

                The Task Force on Emission Inventories, char-
          tered under the United Nations Economic Commission For
          Europe (UNECE), met in Regensburg, Germany, May 31
          through June 3. J. David Mobley, Chief of the Emission
          Inventory Branch, represented the Environmental Protec-
          tion Agency (EPA).  The meeting  was attended by 85
          people representing 22 countries and 6 international orga-
          nizations.

                The meeting was led very effectively by Harald
          Dovland of Norway and Gordon Mclnnes of the European
          Environment Agency. The primary purpose of the meeting
          wasto reviewthestatusofthe Guidebook For Developing
          Emission Inventories In The UNECE The review, aswell
          asthe preparation of the Guidebook, was accomplished by
          nine expert panels which addressed the following topics:
          strategic overview; volatile organiccompounds; persistent
          organic compounds and heavy metals; ammonia; mobile
          sources; verification; and emission projections.

                Long-term action items forthe Verification Expert
          Panel intended to redraft the Verification Chapter of the
         Guidebook by the end of the summerandto finalize both it
          and the companion report by the end of the year. In addition
         to definition issues, another activity will be to review and
         evaluate the various qualitative indicators of uncertainty and
         to propose one or more indicators for use in the Guidebook.
         The EPA concept on the Data Attributes Rating System
         was received with some interest but also with concern
         about its complexity.

                The  Projections Expert Panel was incorporated
         into the Task Force forthe first time at this meeting. This
         blend should be beneficial to all parties, as the activities
         between the group are closely linked under the UNECE.
         However, the emission inventory community tends to be
         technology-based, whereas the projections community
         tends to be based on economic indicators. The complexity
         and necessity of dealing with both approaches were recog-
         nized, which should facilitate resolution.
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                                     The Organization For Economic Cooperation and
                              Development (OECD) and the Intergovernmental Panel on
                              Climate Control (IPCC) have issued a workbook series on
                              Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories. Harmonizing
                              UNECE and OECD/IPCC approaches will  be a major
                              difficulty over the next year. Since EPA has significant
                              input and influence in both groups, it is assumed that our
                              procedures and results will be compatible, but this issue is
                              likely to grow bigger and bigger in the  future as EPA,
                              UNECE, and IPCC methods are all refined simultaneously.

                                     The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Oslo,
                              Norway the week of June 12,1995, in hopes of completing
                              the Guidebook and other Task Force activities. Overall, the
                              meeting was productive and has proven that this coopera-
                              tive effort in devising guidelines for emission inventories is
                              worthwhile both to the Europeans and the United States.

                              For further information contact J. David Mobley (OAQPS) at
                              (919)541-4676.
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