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Malta's National Air Pollution Control Programme Is Available at Era.Org.Mt MALTA’S NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME MALTA’S NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMME AIR POLLUTION CONTROL NATIONAL MALTA’S 2019 2019 Hexagon House Spencer Hill Marsa, MRS 1441 Malta +356 2292 3500 ERA.ORG.MT More information on Malta's National Air Pollution Control Programme is available at era.org.mt Copyright © 2020 Environment and Resources Authority Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged Bibliographical reference: Malta's National Air Pollution Control Programme - 2019 Environment & Resources Authority, Malta, 128pp. First published 2020 For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not under the ERA copyright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders ISBN: 978-99957-1-753-7 (Paperback) 978-99957-1-754-4 (PDF) Malta’s National Air Pollution Control Programme - 2019 3 Contents 1 BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 3 POLICY PRIORITIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER POLICY AREAS .............................................. 13 3.1 Coherence In Inventories And Projections ........................................................................................................14 3.2 Coordination With Other Reporting Requirements .........................................................................................14 4 RESPONSIBILITIES ATTRIBUTED TO NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES .......................... 15 5 PROGRESS MADE BY CURRENT POLICIES AND MEASURES IN REDUCING EMISSIONS AND IMPROVING AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Power generation ....................................................................................................................................................................20 5.1 Shift To Ultra-Low Sulphur Fuel In Power Plants ............................................................................................20 5.2 Reform In The Power Generation Sector .......................................................................................................... 21 5.3 Closure Of Marsa Power Station .........................................................................................................................21 Transport ..................................................................................................................................................................................23 5.4 The ban of leaded petrol ........................................................................................................................................23 5.5 Public transport reform .........................................................................................................................................25 5.6 Vehicle tracking for Public Transport ...................................................................................................................26 5.7 Facilitate the development of a real time multi-modal journey planner ......................................................26 5.8 Increase roadside checks and road worthiness testing ...................................................................................26 5.9 The Kappara Junction ............................................................................................................................................27 5.10 Economic measures and incentives related to the road transport sector ...................................................27 5.10.1 The scrappage scheme ............................................................................................................................28 5.10.2 Gas conversion scheme ...........................................................................................................................28 5.10.3 Grants and schemes to purchase new environmentally friendly vehicles and to encourage the use of two-wheeled vehicles ................................................................................................................28 5.10.4 Incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles.................................................................................29 5.10.5 Bike sharing schemes ...............................................................................................................................29 5.10.6 Promoting multiple options not to travel during peak hours .........................................................30 Industry ....................................................................................................................................................................................30 5.11 Environment Permitting Agriculture ...............................................................................................................................................................................31 5.12 Fertiliser plan and application ..............................................................................................................................32 5.13 Manure storage facilities ........................................................................................................................................33 5.14 Animal housing .........................................................................................................................................................33 5.15 Livestock feeding strategies ..................................................................................................................................33 5.16 The Governance of Agricultural Bio-resources Agency ...................................................................................33 Energy Demand ........................................................................................................................................................................34 5.17 Provision of professional advice to households ................................................................................................34 5.18 Replacement of Appliances in Vulnerable Households Scheme ....................................................................34 4 Malta’s National Air Pollution Control Programme - 2019 5.19 Exploit all reasonable potential indigenous RES through PV technology deployment ............................35 5.20 Feed-in tariffs scheme (electricity generated from solar PV installation) ....................................................35 5.21 Competitive bidding process for PV systems equal or larger than 1MWp .................................................35 5.22 PV grant schemes .....................................................................................................................................................35 5.23 Solar water heaters and collectors scheme ........................................................................................................35 5.24 Biofuels Substitution Obligation (2011 – 2020) ...............................................................................................35 5.25 Energy efficiency obligation ...................................................................................................................................36 5.26 Financing schemes and fiscal incentives.............................................................................................................36 5.27 Regulations and voluntary agreements ...............................................................................................................36 5.28 Public sector leading by example in the energy demand sector ...................................................................36 6 DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL AND UNION OBLIGATIONS ....................................................... 37 6.1 Degree of compliance with the emission reduction commitments as set in Annex II of the NEC Directive ..............................................................................................................................................38 6.1.1 Nitrogen oxides (NOx) ...............................................................................................................................39 6.1.2 Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) ......................................................................39 6.1.3 Sulphur oxides (SOx) ...................................................................................................................................39 6.1.4 Ammonia (NH3) ............................................................................................................................................41 6.1.5 Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) .................................................................................................................41 6.2 Degree of compliance with Ambient Air Quality Legislation ..........................................................................42 7 PROJECTED FURTHER EVOLUTION ASSUMING NO CHANGE TO ALREADY ADOPTED POLICIES AND MEASURES ................................................................................................................................................ 43 7.1 Projections
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