Air Quality Plan of the special protected area of Barcelona by Albert Garcia Lus

Air Quality Plan

of the special

protected area

of Barcelona

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European Symposium

on air quality, noise

and health effects on

urban agglomerations

Barcelona, June 5, 2015

Albert Garcia LusHead of Air Quality Plans Technical Office

@mediambientcat #airemesnet

Highly industrialized area:

140 IED activities (2010/75/EU) 1.000 significant sources in Air Pollutant Activities.

Densely populated area

725 Km2 ( 2,3% CAT surface )

4,3 M inhab. ( 60% CAT population )

Affected Area Territorial delimitation of the special protected area Air

Quality Plan: 40 municipalities of the

Barcelona Area

Important logistic area

Several Highways to BCN Port

Airport

Barcelona special protected area Air Quality Plan

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NO2 Annual Mean Evolution: 2000 - 2014 PM 10 Annual Mean Evolution: 2000 - 2014

2011 NOx Emissions (t/y)

Maritime Transport 14%

Energy 3%

Industry 21%

Aerial Transport 6%

Domèstic 5%

Road Transport 51%

51 % NOx emissions from Road Transport

53 % PM10 emissions from Road Transport


Sources of emissions: NO x & PM10

2011 PM10 Emissions (t/y)

Road Transport 53%

Industry 19%

Domestic 2%

Maritime Transport 23%

Energy 2%

Aerial Transport 1%

37 Municipal measures

( 5 for municipalities

> 100.000 inhabitants )

State “Pla Aire”

8 SECTORS

14 OBJECTIVES

46 M & LT MEASURES

1st AQ Plan 2007-2010

Air Quality Plan(Catalonia Government

Agreement)

5 MEASURES FOR EPISODES


Interdependence & Integration

PINSAP

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VOLUNTARY AGREMENT

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Valor límit horari (200 µg/m³) Badalona Barcelona (Ciutadella) Barcelona (Eixample) Barcelona (Gràcia-St.Gervasi) Barcelona (Palau Reial) Barcelona (Poblenou) Barcelona (Sants) Barcelona(Parc Vall d'Hebrón) el Prat (Jardins de la Pau) l'Hospitalet de Llobregat Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Vicenç dels Horts Sta Coloma de Gramenet

Existing Measures, since 2011:

�� Citizen awareness messages

�� 90 km/h speed limitation on access roads to BCN

�� Industrial activities & power plants protocols acti vation

Environmental Episodes

New Measures:

�� Specific Mobility Taxation:

- 40% Reduction in public transport cost.

+ 25% Increase in toll costand public parking.

3-12 desember 2013 Air PollutionEpisode


�� Barcelona Metropolitan Region Mobility Plan + Urban Mob ility Plans + Workplace mobility plans

�� Low emission vehicles promotion. Toll disccounts. Bus- Vao- Eco permit. Electric & Gas charging points network exte nsion. Clean taxis grants.

�� Guide for green public procurement of vehicles.

�� New Ecolabel category for green vehicle fleets ( > 4.500 vehicles).

�� “Bicifeina” or “Bike at work service” promotion.

�� TMB bus fleet renewal (37% GNC; 40 % SCRT; 12 % Hybrids -including old diesel & GN retrofitted into hybrids- ).

Mobility Measures


�� BAT (Best Available Techniques) application

�� Environmental Control and Inspections

according to IED

�� XEAC: Catalan Continuous Atmospheric Emissions

Control Network

Industrial Policies & Measures


Port of Barcelona

�� LNG Promotion (ships, heavy duty vehicles).

�� Goods distribution by train promotion


Foto courtesy Xavier Querol, scientific of the CSIC-ID AEA

New 2014 Environmental Taxes

�� Commercial aviation NOx emissions Tax.- Law 127/2014

�� Industrial gases & particles emissions Tax.- Law 127/2014

�� Private & Commercial mobility Tax ??


Fund for the protection of the

atmospheric environment

�� Virtual showcase: “Let’s do cleaner air”

http://http:// femairemesnet.webnode.comfemairemesnet.webnode.com //

�� Social networks presence #qualitataire #actuem #airemesnet

�� Mobile Applicative device “aire.cat” .

�� Secure and Sustainable Mobility Week: “Clean air – Do it”

�� Guide: 30 years of Air Pollution Control. Industrial emissions,

air quality monitoring

�� Informative Material: videos “ do we have to wait for the rain ? ”

educative material, leaflets, ...

��Communication campaigns about public transport and air quality

Citizens awareness Measures


Municipal measures

�� Proposed measures & Municipal Voluntary Agreements for cleaner air.

… and if population > 100.000 inhabitants:

�� Municipal Air Quality Plan. (compulsory)

�� Atmospheric Urban Protected Zones. (compulsory)- Parking taxation: tax reductions for clean vehicles.- Special Protection at schools areas.- Citizen awareness, diesel vehicles smoke control campaigns, no engine idling campaigns, ….


Strategic noise maps

Maps to assess the overall population exposure to n oise produced by different sources in a determined area, and the basis to deve lop action plans.

Strategic noise map agglomeration

Population submitted to different noise levels

Source information: Councils

41>65

3460-65

25<60

%Population

Levels dB(A)

56>55

2550-55

19<50

%Population

LevelsdB(A)

Day Night

Catalonia: 10 agglomerations >100.000 population(23 Councils and 3.343.779 population)

Approved

Barcelona special protected area

Noise pollution (1)

STRATEGICNOISE MAPS

ACTION PLANS

MOBILITY PLANS ...

NOISE POLLUTION

QUANTIFY IMPROVEMENTS

PERIODIC AVALUATION

Barcelona special protected area

Noise pollution (2)

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