TFIAM/FAIRMODE Workshop on modelling urban and regional measures for improved air quality

A workshop on modelling urban and regional measures for improved air quality was held from the 15th to the 16th of February 2017 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The meeting was organised by TFIAM, the Task Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling della UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Forum EU - Forum for Air Quality Modelling in Europe (FAIRMODE)60 experts attended the workshop. Our Technical director Carlo Trozzi presented an assessment of potential abatement measures in port areas in the Liguria region, northern Italy. The cost-effectiveness analysis showed that shore-side electricity for ships could reduce local emissions by around 40% at a cost of 5-12 €/ton NOx, but that costs are sensitive to electricity prices and oil prices. The lack of coordination between harbours and the legal constraint to subsidize electricity for ships has thus far blocked the introduction of the measure. Mr Trozzi also introduced the Claircity project that aims at citizens’ awareness raising, participation and behavioural change through surveys, apps and games.