European Commission DG Environment Particulate Matter the Thematic

European Commission - DG Environment Particulate Matter, the Thematic Strategy & the National Emissions Ceilings Directive UNECE WG PM Berlin May 2005 Duncan Johnstone Clean Air & Transport Unit DG Environment Clean Air for Europe

Important Caveats European Commission - DG Environment § § The proposed content of the Thematic Strategy on air pollution is currently subject to the internal decision making procedures of the Commission. There is no guarantee that there will be a strategy or that interim environmental objectives will be established as foreseen. Clean Air for Europe

CAFE & the Thematic Strategy European Commission - DG Environment l l The CAFE Programme has undertaken the technical work for the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution. Technical Work has looked at environmental/health objectives related to human exposure to PM. Thematic Strategy “will” establish Community objectives for the protection of human health from PM. A Twin approach will be taken to make progress towards these objectives m m Ambient air quality management objectives (local/national) Revision of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (national/transboundary) Clean Air for Europe

Air Quality Management European Commission - DG Environment l l l Revision of ambient air quality legislation New “Cap” concentration for PM 2. 5 (roughly equivalent to PM 10 LVs) Exposure reduction for PM 2. 5 based upon m m Average of measured concentrations in urban background locations Reduction in the average concentration between 2010 and 2020 that varies according to baseline concentration in 2010 (3 -year rolling mean) as 1. 5% per µg/m 3 Clean Air for Europe

Revision of the NECD European Commission - DG Environment l l l PM 2. 5 also comprises components that are transboundary in nature Components comprise 1° and 2° aerosol tackled by revised ceilings for SOx, NH 3. 1° aerosol tackled by new ceiling for emissions of primary particulate matter National emissions ceilings linked back to the interim environmental objectives in the Thematic Strategy but using refined calculations. Clean Air for Europe