european commission: dg environment closing remarks: key issues for follow-up from stakeholder day...
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European Commission: DG Environment
Closing Remarks:Closing Remarks:Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder DayKey issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day
Stakeholder Day on the EU MRG Stakeholder Day on the EU MRG CologneCologne
12 May 200512 May 2005
Marco LoprienoMarco LoprienoClimate Change UnitClimate Change Unit
European Commission, DG EnvironmentEuropean Commission, DG Environment
European Commission: DG Environment
Monitoring….Monitoring….at the heart of the EU ETSat the heart of the EU ETS
Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day (I)Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day (I) Improve cost-effectiveness:Improve cost-effectiveness:
- Better operationalise cost-effectiveness?- Better operationalise cost-effectiveness?- Widen the scope for minor sources and no-tier?- Widen the scope for minor sources and no-tier?- Lighter monitoring requirements for pure biomass- Lighter monitoring requirements for pure biomassuse and small installations?use and small installations?- Introduce an intermediate tier layers e.g. „lighter“ - Introduce an intermediate tier layers e.g. „lighter“ requirements regarding EN ISO 17025?requirements regarding EN ISO 17025?- Better consideration of exist. commercial practices?- Better consideration of exist. commercial practices?
- Simplify tier structure and remove selected higher tiers?- Simplify tier structure and remove selected higher tiers?- Exclusive use of standard factors for commercial fuels?- Exclusive use of standard factors for commercial fuels?
European Commission: DG Environment
Monitoring….Monitoring….at the heart of the EU ETSat the heart of the EU ETS
Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day (II)Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day (II) Focus monitoring efforts on emissions which can be Focus monitoring efforts on emissions which can be
reduced rather than irreducible process emissions?reduced rather than irreducible process emissions? Provide more flexibility for large installation: option to Provide more flexibility for large installation: option to
assess installation‘s overall uncertainty?assess installation‘s overall uncertainty? Reconsider presumption of highest tier as starting point? Reconsider presumption of highest tier as starting point? Streamline terminology on „sources“ & „fuel streams“?Streamline terminology on „sources“ & „fuel streams“? Clarification of sections on uncertainty analysis including Clarification of sections on uncertainty analysis including
reconsideration of tables 2 and 3?reconsideration of tables 2 and 3?
European Commission: DG Environment
Monitoring….Monitoring….at the heart of the EU ETSat the heart of the EU ETS
Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day Key issues for follow-up from Stakeholder Day (III)(III) Operationalise “batch”?Operationalise “batch”? Reconsider “transferred COReconsider “transferred CO22”?”? Reassess provisions on responsibilities of operator, Reassess provisions on responsibilities of operator,
competent authority and verifier?competent authority and verifier? Improve the userfriendliness of the guidelinesImprove the userfriendliness of the guidelines Further development of FAQs on DG ENV websiteFurther development of FAQs on DG ENV website Further guidance on verification? Further guidance on verification? Basic Approach: Fine-Tuning of MRGBasic Approach: Fine-Tuning of MRG