Limitation of Emissions of Certain Atmospheric Pollutants Regulations, 2018 E: info@era.org.mt W: era.org.mt
Limitation of Emissions of Certain Atmospheric Pollutants Regulations • Transpose Directive 2016/2284 (Deadline: 1 July 2018) • Narrows EU LV - WHO Guideline gap • Achieves in part EU obligations under CLRTAP • Sets limits of the total mass of SO 2 , NOx, nmVOC, NH 3 and PM 2,5 to be emitted by Malta by 2020 and by 2030.
Current situation and emission reductions Emissions of SO 2 have decreased by 84% over 2005 due to • improvements in the quality of the fuel fired, use of the interconnector and the shift to gas Emissions of NOx have decreased by 48% over 2005 mainly due to • higher generation efficiency at the power plant, use of the interconnector, shift to gas and to a minor extent the rejuvenation of the vehicle fleet NH 3 emissions have decreased by 16% over 2005 mainly due to • decreases in the number of animal heads PM 2,5 emissions have decreased by 45% over 2005 due to • improvements in power generation and road transport sector
Emission Ceilings vs. 2016 emissions SO2 NOx Pollutants NMVOC NH3 PM2.5 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Emission loads in Mg 2030 2020 2016
Key Source Categories I Pollutant Sector % contribution to national total NO x Road Transport: PCs 21,3 National Navigation 21,3 Public electricity 20,4 Road Transport: HDV 16,7 Road Transport 9,6 Source: 2016 NEI
Key Source Categories II Pollutant Sector % contribution to national total SO 2 Public Electricity 84,0 Source: 2016 NEI
Key Source Categories III Pollutant Sector % contribution to national total NH 3 Manure management – 25,2 dairy cattle Manure management – 20,6 swine Manure management – 19,8 laying hens Manure management – 12,1 broilers Manure management – 10,3 non dairy cattle Source: 2016 NEI
Key Source Categories IV Pollutant Sector % contribution to national total PM 2,5 Public Electricity 16,0 Road Transport: PCs 15,3 Road Transport: LDVs 15,1 Road Transport: tyre & 13,4 brake wear Road Transport: HDVs 10,3 National navigation 8,6 Road transport: 7,2 Automobile road abrasion Source: 2016 NEI
Key Source Categories V Pollutant Sector % contribution to national total Road transport: Gasoline NMVOC evaporation 28,7 Domestic solvent use including fungicides 17,0 Road transport: Passenger cars 14,5 Biological treatment of waste - Solid waste disposal on land 12,7 Food and beverages industry 5,4 Distribution of oil products 5,0 Source: 2016 NEI
Reporting Obligations Report Deadline Frequency First Report due Emissions Inventory 15 February Yearly 2017 Emission Projections 15 March Biennial 2017 Informative Inventory 15 March Yearly 2017 Report Large Point Source 01 May Every 4 years 2017 Emissions Spatially-disaggreagted 01 May Every 4 years 2017 emissions National Air Pollution 1 April Every 4 years 2019 Control Programmes Ecosystem monitoring 1 July Every 4 years 2018 network indicators Ecosystem monitoring 1 July Every 4 years 2019 data
Other • Administrative penalties for lack of cooperation (provision of data) • Access to information
Consultation Procedure The draft Regulations are undergoing inter-ministerial and • public consultation Available from the following link: • https://era.org.mt/en/Pages/Draft-Policies.aspx Comments will be received by email on • international.affairs@era.org.mt , until 4th May 2018
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