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Air Implementation Pilot: Improving Urban Air Quality in European Cities

This pilot project, managed by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and DG ENV, focuses on enhancing air quality implementation in EU cities. The project aims to share experiences, develop proposals, and improve information to support future actions. Through collaboration with pilot cities, the project gathers data on local emissions, modeling activities, monitoring networks, trends, and management practices. The pilot cities in 2013 include Antwerp, Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Ploiesti, Plovdiv, Prague, Vienna, and Vilnius. The project also includes questionnaire assessments and workshops to evaluate measures for enhancing air quality. For more information, contact Alberto Gonzalez at EEA and Anke Luekewille at EEA.

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Air Implementation Pilot: Improving Urban Air Quality in European Cities

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  1. The Air Implementation Pilot Anke Lükewille Air Quality, Noise and Transport Group Air and Climate Change Programme (ACC) European Environment Agency (EEA) The overall project manager at EEA (ACC) is Alberto González Ortiz

  2. Background and overview Commissioner Potočnik’s address to EEA in Copenhagen in June 2011… He subsequently invited the European Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (DG ENV) and the EEA to explore an enhanced EEA role in support of EU environment policy implementation, by way of pilots on air and waste.  Joint EEA – DG ENV projects  Focused on cities in the EU Set-up for and links to modelling & emission inventory activities under existing tasks in the ETC/ACM’s Implementation Plans of 2012 and 2013

  3. Background and overview OBJECTIVES • Share experiencesamongpilotcities • Developproposalsforimprovedimplementation • Share experienceswithothercities • Notintendedtosolve AQ problems, butimproveinformation base forfutureaction • Linked to non-legislativeactionsuggestedby DG ENV, Air PolicyReview uCLAP (Urban Clean Air Programme) PERIOD: 2 years (2012 + 2013) RESOURCES: EEA + DG ENV + ETC/ACM experts + staff in cities

  4. Pilot cities in 2012 • Choice of cities • Opportunity • UrbanAudit + Eurocities • Europe-wideperspective • Differentadministrative • organization • Collected: • 0. General information • 1. Local emissions inventories • 2. Modellingactivities • 3. Monitoring networks • 4. Trends + management • practices • 5. Information to the public

  5. Pilotcities – gaps in coverage

  6. Pilot cities in 2013 Antwerp (Belgium) Berlin (Germany) Dublin (Ireland) Madrid (Spain) Malmö (Sweden) Milan (Italy) Paris (France) Ploiesti (Romania) Plovdiv (Bulgaria) Prague (Czech Republic) Vienna (Austria) Vilnius (Lithuania)

  7. Questionnaire prepared by EEA General overview of the participant cities: Geographical limits: Urban Audit AQ zones as defined based on requirements of the AQ Directive Administrative limits Physical, economical and social characteristics Main pollutant sources Info about transport Key challenges regarding air quality Draft report summarizing information 0. General information from cities

  8. The Objectives and Results were presented yesterday by Ulrike Döring, ETC/ACM - Öko-Institut (DE) 1. Local emission inventories

  9. Conclusions: Good quality input data is essential (e.g. on traffic statistics, household combustion practices, construction emissions). There are significant differences in comparability and consistency between the inventories. Necessity for improved guidance for estimating fugitive and diffuse emissions (e.g. re-suspension from traffic, construction work etc.) and for QA/QC in general. Several cities and city projects consider and integrate synergies between management of air quality and greenhouse gases when setting up action plans or measures. 1. Local emission inventories

  10. The Objectives and results will be presented today by Núria Castell, ETC/ACM – NILU (NO) 2. Modelling activities

  11. OBJECTIVES Assess whether the siting and density of monitoring stations give an accurate representation of air quality Identify further support or guidance. Frank de Leeuw, ETC/ACM – RIVM (NL) & Laurence Rouïl, ETC/ACM – INERIS (FR) 3. Monitoring networks

  12. OBJECTIVES Detect statistically significant changes (if any) at stations level Identify possible links between trends and implemented measures (if any) Identify and create an inventory of effective measures Analysis of Plans and Programmes, AQ Questionnaires, time extension notifications (TENs) and other measures applied in cities. Frank de Leeuw, ETC/ACM – RIVM(NL) 4. AQ trends + management practices

  13. OBJECTIVES Learn how cities communicate the AQ status to the public Identify and compile innovative ideas especially those well appreciated by citizens Provide access to local information via EEA dissemination platforms Questionnaire Information on ambientAQ situation Information on postponements/ exemptions; AQ plans; other AQ issues than those fixed as mandatory Public awareness (relation with organisations) 5. Information to the public

  14. AIR IMPLEMENTATION PILOTWORKSHOP ON MEASURESEEA, Copenhagen, 27th Feb 2013

  15. Questionnaire – description of measures • GENERIC: Action plans in Malmö, Ploiesti and Vilnius (street maintenance and detour) from 2014 on • INDUSTRIAL: Industrial plants: Vienna • PORT (Antwerp): Awareness: eco-sailing; Technological: hybrid crane, cargo handling equipment.

  16. Air Implementation Pilot: 2013 work • Analysesforthethree new cities • EEA Report (to be published before the Green Week in June) • Final meeting (in spring) • Communication strategy (Green Week session in June) • Conclusions in mid 2013 • Input to Air Policy • Review and design of • LIFE +

  17. Link to website • Thank you for your attention! • Alberto.Gonzalez@eea.europa.eu • {Anke.Luekewille@eea.europa.eu}

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