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Distance-to-target for EEA member countries
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The distance-to-target indicator shows how current emissions compare to a linear emission reduction 'target-path' between 1990 emission levels and the 2010 emission ceiling for each country. Negative percentage values indicate the current emissions in a country are below the linear target path; positive values show that current emission lie above a linear target path to 2010.
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EEA-32 emissions of total ozone precursors, and of precursors subject to targets (NMVOC and NOX), 1990-2004
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The EEA32 country grouping includes EEA31 member countries + Croatia.
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EEA-32 Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions (APE 002) - Assessment published Feb 2010
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EEA-32 emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) have decreased by 31% between 1990 and 2007. In 2007, the most significant sources of NO x emissions were the road transport sector (36%), combustion processes from within the energy industries sector (21%) and industrial energy use (15%) and the non-road transport sector (16%). The largest reduction of emissions since 1990 has occurred in the road transport sector. These reductions have been achieved despite the general increase in activity within this sector since the early 1990s and have primarily been achieved as a result of fitting three-way catalysts to petrol fuelled vehicles. In the electricity/energy production sector reductions have also occurred, in these instances as a result of measures such as the introduction of combustion modification technologies (such as use of low NO x burners), implementation of flue-gas abatement techniques (e.g. NO x scrubbers and selective (SCR) and selective non-catalytic (SNCR) reduction techniques) and fuel-switching from coal to gas. The National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD) specifies NO x emission ceilings for Member States that must be met by 2010. In general, the newer Member States have made substantially better progress towards meeting their respective NOx ceilings than the older Member States of the EU-15. Eleven of the twelve post-2004 Member States have already reduced emissions beyond what is required under the NECD, or are very close to doing so (Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia). In contrast, only one EU-15 Member State (Portugal) has emissions within its respective national ceiling. Many Member States therefore must make significant cuts to NO x emissions in the immediate coming years if they are to meet their obligations under the NECD. Environmental context: NO x contributes to acid deposition and eutrophication. The subsequent impacts of acid deposition can be significant, including adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems in rivers and lakes and damage to forests, crops and other vegetation. Eutrophication can lead to severe reductions in water quality with subsequent impacts including decreased biodiversity, changes in species composition and dominance, and toxicity effects. It is NO 2 that is associated with adverse affects on human health, as at high concentrations it can cause inflammation of the airways. NO 2 also contributes to the formation of secondary particulate aerosols and tropospheric ozone in the atmosphere - both are important air pollutants due to their adverse impacts on human health.
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EEA-32 Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions
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Emission intensity of public conventional thermal power electricity and heat production (ENER 008) - Assessment published Jan 2011
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The emissions and emissions intensity of carbon
dioxide (CO 2 ), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides
(NO x ) from public conventional thermal power plants has decreased
substantially since 1990, particularly in the case of SO 2 and NO x .
This is primarily due to a decline in the use of coal, and replacement of old,
inefficient coal plant as well as the use of abatement techniques. However,
since 2000 a rise in the coal-fired electricity production has slowed the
decline in emissions intensity. Rising overall electricity consumption has also
acted to partly offset the environmental benefits from improvements in
emissions intensity.
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Emission intensity of public conventional thermal power electricity and heat production
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Emission intensity of public conventional thermal power electricity and heat production (ENER 008) - Assessment published Aug 2011
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The emissions and emissions intensity of carbon
dioxide (CO 2 ), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides
(NO x ) from public conventional thermal power plants has decreased
substantially since 1990, particularly in the case of SO 2 and NO x .
This is primarily due to a decline in the use of coal, and replacement of old,
inefficient coal plant as well as the use of abatement techniques. However,
since 2000 a rise in the coal-fired electricity production has slowed the
decline in emissions intensity. Rising overall electricity consumption has also
acted to partly offset the environmental benefits from improvements in
emissions intensity.
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Emission intensity of public conventional thermal power electricity and heat production
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Emission trends of acidifying pollutants (EEA member countries, EU-27)
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This chart shows past emission trends of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and ammonia (NH3) in the EEA-32 and EU-27 group of countries. In addition - for the EU-27 - the aggregated Member State 2010 emission ceiling for the respective pollutants are shown.
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Emission trends of nitrogen oxides (EEA member countries, EU-27 Member States)
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The 'with measures' (WM) projections reported by Member States take into account currently implemented and adopted policies and measures. Where countries have instead reported 'business as usual' or 'current legislation' projections, it is assumed for comparison purposes that these are equivalent to a WM projection. The 'with additional measures' projections reported by Member States take into account additional future planned policies and measures but which are not yet implemented.
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Emission trends of nitrogen oxides (EEA member countries, EU-27 Member States)
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This chart shows past emission trends of nitrogen oxides in the EEA-32 and EU-27 group of countries. In addition - for the EU-27 - the 2010 NECD and 2020 Gothenburg target paths and emission ceilings are shown.
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Emission trends of nitrogen oxides (EEA member countries, EU-27 Member States)
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This chart shows past emission trends of nitrogen oxides in the EEA-32 and EU-27 group of countries. In addition - for the EU-27 - the 2010 emission ceiling and aggregated projections reported by Member States are shown.
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Emission trends of nitrogen oxides (EEA member countries, EU-27 Member States)
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This chart shows past emission trends of nitrogen oxides in the EEA-32 and EU-27 group of countries. In addition - for the EU-27 - the 2010 emission ceiling and aggregated projections reported by Member States are shown.
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