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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.
INFOTERRA/USA National Focal Point
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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