
Expert Panel on Agriculture and Nature
Expert Panel Contacts
Nick Hutchings (co-chair with focus on GHG and ammonia emissions)
Department of Agroecology, University of Aarhus
PO Box 50, Research Centre Foulum
8830 Tjele
Denmark
Tel: +45 89991733
Email: nick.hutchings@agro.au.dk
Barbara Amon (co-chair with focus on GHG and ammonia emissions from animal husbandry)
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering
Department of Technology Assessment and Substance Cycles
Max-Eyth-Allee 100
D-14469 Potsdam, Germany
Tel: +49 151 65117059
Email: bamon@atb-potsdam.de
Rainer Steinbrecher (co-chair with focus on nature)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute of Meterology and Climate Research (IMK-IFU)
Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Tel: +49 8821183217
Email: rainer.steinbrecher@kit.edu
Expert Panel Documents
Workplan
The current workplan is:
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Complete new methodologies for fertiliser NH3 emission
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Discuss crop NH3 emissions, NMVOC emissions, soil NOx emissions with the modelling community
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Complete guidance on reporting emissions from anaerobic digestion
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Continue and intensify the collaboration with TFRN (EPMAN/EPNB)
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Assess need for methodologies for marine NH3 emissions and indirect NO emissions
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Liaise with IPCC revision of agricultural sector
Expert Panel Meetings
2022 Meeting held virtually, 11 May 2022
Introduction, agenda and etiquette (Nick)
Results of the ad hoc group on categorizing livestock (Nick) (members; Rikke Albrektsen, Roland Fuß, Dirk Wever, Andreas Pacholski, Mette Hjorth Mikkelsen)
Proposal for updating the method for ammonia emission from synthetic fertilizers (Andreas Pacholski)
Tier 3 ammonia emissions from field-applied slurry - the ALFAMI project (Sasha Hafner)
Ammonia emissions from crop residues (Nick)
Improving estimates of methane emission from manure management (M4Models) (Søren O Petersen)
Update on progress in EU projects and Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen (Barbara)
Update on the Excel ammonia and nitric oxide emission tool (Richard German)
Updates on the Agricultural Emission Estimation (AgrEE) Tool (Manjola Banja)
Discussion of software tools (Nick) (Results of online survey)
Workplan (Barbara)
Wrap up (Nick)
Online workshop, 16 Nov 2021
A workshop on ammonia abatement measures and how to reflect their effects in national emission inventories was organised by the EU TAIEX-EIR Peer 2 Peer and the Danish Ministry of Environment. The presentations made at this workshop are available HERE.
2021 Meeting held virtually, 4 May 2021
Agenda with presentations
The agenda for the May meeting was as follows:
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Gothenburg Protocol review - agriculture (Barbara)
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Report on ammonia emissions (Barbara)
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Reporting import/export of manure (suggested text for Guidebook) (Nick)
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Experience with the N flow tool (Harald Menzi, FOEN)
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The usefulness of background information and IIRs (Rasmus Einarsson, Chalmers)
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Insights on the Agricultural Emission Estimation (AgrEE) prototype tool (Manjola Banja, JRC)
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Collaboration with TFRN, GRA, MELS (Barbara)
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Workplan and wrap up (Nick)
2020 Meeting held virtually, 11-14 May 2020
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Co-chair presentation (Nick and Barbara)
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Improving national emission inventories for the agricultural sector in Europe (Monica Crippa et al, JRC)
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EEA's Nitrogen Flow Tool (Rosie Brooke and Richard German - Aether)
2019 Meeting held in Thessaloniki, Greece 13-14 May 2019
Agenda with presentations
Introduction
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Emission factors for manure management (3B & 3D)
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Linking manure management (3B), soil emissions (3D) and anaerobic digestion (5B2)
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Excel spreadsheet to support manure management
Coffee
Part 2 Guidebook and Other matters
Ammonia emission factors for mineral fertilisers (3D)
Other emissions
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Contaminants in pesticides
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Crop ammonia emissions
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Direct and indirect nitric oxide emissions
News of other activities
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Report from TFRN
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INMS project
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INI 2020
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IPCC refinement
2018 Meeting held in Sofia, Bulgaria 25-27 April 2018
Agenda with presentations
Introduction - Nick
Part 1
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Revision of 3Df for impurities in pesticides and biproducts - Ulrike
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Chapter 5B2 (anaerobic digestion for biogas production) - Sebastian
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Linking N flows in 3B, 5B2 and 3D, including Excel Spreadsheet - Nick
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Collaboration with TFRN, UNEP initiative on integrated N management and coordination with IPCC guideline revision - Barbara
Coffee
Part 2
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NIFLUM NH3 workshop report - Helmut
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Updating 3B, 3D and 5B2 (including minor revisions to the Guidebook, following the NECD review) - Nick
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Crop NH3 emissions, NMVOC emissions, soil NOx emissions (see report to plenum) - Barbara
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Workplan for 2019 - Nick