1. The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution: Revision of the Emission Reporting Guidelines Brinda Wachs Secretary, TFEIP, UNECE

2. What is the purpose of the Guidelines? • Why are they being revised? • How will this help emission reporting in future? • How can the revision be coordinated with EC’s NEC directive

3. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • What are the Guidelines? (1) • Guidelines for estimating and reporting emission data, Air Pollution Studies Series, (2002) • Previously published as UN document (1997)

4. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • What was the purpose of the Guidelines? • To help Parties report their emissions and projections • To support compliance with Parties’ reporting obligations • To facilitate evaluation of QA/QC

5. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • Guidelines offer voluntary guidance • But legal basis was established by EB decisions • EB mandated TFEIP to revise them by 2007 at latest.

6. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • Why are they being revised? (1) • To add extensions to NFR categories agreed by Task Force • To clarify reporting of national totals • To address “new” sources

7. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • Why are they being revised? (2) • To simplify certain sections (e.g. minimum reporting vs. additional) • To clarify certain issues (e.g. reporting of PM, POPs and HMs) • To correct errors in tables

8. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • How will revising the Guidelines help emission reporting in future? (1) • Parties will have more clear instructions for reporting • NFR categories will better reflect emission realities

9. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • How can revision be coordinated with NEC directive? (2) • Harmonize timing to tackle both • Facilitate reporting by Parties who report to both NEC and LRTAP

10. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • What is the timing for revision of LRTAP? • June 2006, Netherlands • Fall 2006, Greece • Finalize by May 2007 to publish in time for EMEP_31 (Sept 2007)

11. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • Conclusions (1) • Revision should: clarify language for EXPLICIT requirements • And clarify IMPLICIT needs for both modelling and policy purposes

12. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • Conclusions (2) • Should help Parties prepare Informative Inventory Reports (IIR) • Provide methodological information on submissions

13. EMEP Emission Reporting Guidelines • Conclusions (3) • Let’s look at the draft text agreed in Amersfoort • Spread sheet shows how Parties’ comments were dealt with • Proposals in track changes

14. Thank you Kristin, Justin and Vigdis for all the hard work!