KRAJOWE CENTRUM INWENTARYZACJI EMISJI

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KRAJOWE CENTRUM INWENTARYZACJI EMISJI NATIONAL
EMISSION CENTRE
National emission inventory system in
Poland Boguslaw Debski
UNFCCC WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL SYSTEMS Bonn, 11-12
April 2005
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• Description of institutional arrangement for
  inventory preparation
• The estimates for emission values for carbon
  dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide
  (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),
  perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride
  (SF6) and for the greenhouse gas precursors are
  compiled by the National Emission Centre (NEC),
  at the Institute of Environmental Protection
  (IEP) in Warsaw.
• Since 2000, NEC has been commissioned by the MoE
  to carry out inventories for the GHGs and other
  air pollutants.
• NEC collaborates with a number of individual
  experts as well as collaborating institutions.
• No other institutional and procedural
  arrangements were made data are received upon
  request.

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Main institutions dealing with air pollution
issues in Poland
Ministry of Environment Department of Ecological
Policy (DPE), Department of Environmental
Protection Instruments (DIOS), Department for
Foreign Collaboration (DWZ)
National Fund for Environmental Protection and
Water Management
Institute of Environmental Protection
National Emission Centre
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• Tasks of National Emission Centre
• Carrying out national emission inventories and
  preparing inventory reports for the purposes of
• national statistics and environmental management
• reporting to CLRTAP
• reporting to UN FCCC
• reporting to other international organizations
  (OECD, Eurostat, European Environment Agency -
  EEA).
• Setting up, developing and updating a database
  with data required to fulfill tasks listed in 1.
• data on emission sources, activity data
• emission factors
• emission estimates
• Development of inventory methodologies and
  fulfillment of ad hoc tasks according to
  national and international obligations
• Analysis of emission estimates to meet the needs
  of domestic (MoE, other ministries, GUS) and
  international institutions (e.g. Eurostat, OECD,
  EEA).
• Playing the role of National Reference Centre for
  air emissions and climate change with respect to
  EEA and its EIONET network
• Setting up and development of national registry
  for the needs of international emission trading
  under UN FCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

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• Current system of air emission inventories
• Annual inventory is compiled by NEC on a contract
  basis between MoE and IEP (NEC home institution),
  renewed every year.
• Scope of the contract is modified every year
  depending on the current needs and requirements.
• Methodologies used to calculate emissions and
  sinks of GHGs are in accordance with methods
  recommended in basic publications of IPCC
  (Revised 1996 Guidelines for National Greenhouse
  Gas Inventories, and Good Practice Guidance and
  Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas
  Inventories). According to these guidelines
  country specific methods have been used where
  appropriate.
• The tables of Common Reporting Format (CRF), and
  accompanying NIR Report are prepared in
  accordance with the UN FCCC Reporting Guidelines
  on Annual Inventories.

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• Data collection cooperation between involved
  entities
• Basic information on activity data regarding
  other IPCC categories, are mostly taken from in
  various official GUS statistical yearbooks.
• The activity data that are not available in GUS
  publications, are worked out by experts through
  studies commissioned by the Ministry of
  Environment specifically for the GHG emission
  inventory purposes.
• Among the collaborating institutions are Central
  Statistical Office (GUS), Institute of Ecology of
  Industrial Areas in Katowice (IETU), Institute of
  Automobile Transport (ITS) in Warsaw, Energy
  Market Agency (ARE), Forest Management and
  Geodesy Bureau (BULiGL).

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IPCC category Main sources of information / Publication Institution
1.A. Fuel Combustion Energy Statistics GUS
Statistical Yearbook of Poland GUS
OECD Energy Balance for Poland ARE
Information on transport emissions ITS
1.B Fugitive emission from fuels Energy Statistics GUS
2. Industrial processes Statistical Yearbook of Industry GUS
Statistical Yearbook of Poland GUS
Production of industrial goods GUS
G-03 Questionnaire aggregates ARE
4. Agriculture Statistical Yearbook of Poland GUS
Agriculture Yearbook GUS
5. Land-use change and forestry Forestry GUS
Environment Protection GUS
Results of updated estimates of forestry areas and resources in state owned forests BULiGL
6. Waste Environmental Protection GUS
Statistical Yearbook of Poland GUS
Municipal infrastructure GUS
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• QA/QC
• Poland has not yet implemented a formal QA/QC
  procedure, including verification plan, for the
  national emission inventory. However, several
  checks are routinely carried out to eliminate
  possible errors.
• The first draft of the inventory in form of IPCC
  tables and draft CRF, is usually produced 12-14
  months after the end of the given year depending
  primarily on the availability of required
  activity data. During the following several
  weeks, extensive checks are done followed by
  consultations with data providers.
• The calculated emissions figures for a given
  year, are compared to the respective figures from
  previous years (time series), and outliers are
  scrutinized in more detail.
• After the checking stage is completed, the final
  CRF is prepared together with the accompanying
  report.

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• Emission uncertainty
• The estimate of emission uncertainty in the
  Polish GHG emission inventory for the year 2002
  has been done by using Tier I approach.
• The estimated total uncertainty for the three
  main GHG gases was found to be 1.7 for CO2,
  9.8 for CH4 and 12.4 for N2O, respectively.
• The uncertainty figures varied significantly
  among various source categories. Lower
  uncertainties were found generally for fuel
  combustion and larger ones for the remaining
  source categories.

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• Official consideration/approval
• After completing of the inventory it is reviewed
  by MoE, Main Inspectorate for Environmental
  Protection and National Fund for Environmental
  Protection and Water Management
• Then inventory data are officially approved by
  MoE.
• Inventory submissions
• For the last 2 years there is a delay in
  submission

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• Data management and archiving
• All activity data, emission factors and resulting
  emission data are stored at NEC database, which
  is constantly being extended to meet the ever
  changing requirements for emission reporting,
  with respect to both UN FCCC and LRTAP Convention
• NEC website presentation of inventory data and
  reports for downloading
• http//www.ios.edu.pl/kcie
• Interactive database to browse emission data
  for selected years, sectors and pollutants
  
• http//emissions.ios.edu.pl/

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• Resources (human)
• NEC staff 5 persons (full-time)
• Development of the national inventory system
• Preparation of a bill concerning inventory
  system 2005 2Q 3Q
• Adoption of the act by Parliament 2005 4Q
• Implementation of the national system 2006 1Q