http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 21 to 35. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/nec-directive-status-report-2011?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Reporting by the Member States under Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) air pollutant emissions national emission ceilings directive atmospheric pollutants mobile sources non-methane volatile organic compounds SO2 NMVOC inventory NH3 NOx NEC directive ammonia sulphur dioxide nitrogen oxides 2012-06-28T11:15:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/specification.2010-08-10.4640130926-2/assessment-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Energy-related emissions account for only 2% of NH 3 emissions but 96% of NO x and 94% of SO 2 emissions in the EEA-32 in 2009. They fell by 17%, 13% and 21% respectively between 2005 and 2009 in EEA-32 countries. Since 1990, these energy related emissions declined by 40% and 78% for NO x and SO 2 respectively but increased by 88% for NH 3 in the EU-27 and declined by 37% (NO x ) and 74% (SO 2 ) and increased by 92% (NH 3 ) in EEA-32 member countries. However as noted earlier the percentage of energy related NH 3 emissions are insignificant compare do the non-energy related NH 3 emissions. Most of the total reduction in pollutants contributing to acid deposition since 1990 is accounted for by lower SO 2 emissions from the energy-producing sector and lower NO x emissions from the transport sector. The EU-27 is broadly on track to meet its overall targets set under the NEC Directive (NECD) [1] , however further reductions are needed to improve remaining local and transboundary air pollution issues, and for ensuring that individual countries meet emissions ceiling targets under the NECD and the UNECE Gothenburg Protocol. [1] See Pollutant Specific Factsheet NOx No publisher iverscar ENER06 CO2 ENER air pollution electricity energy emission air ENER2011 ENER006 heat SO2 NOx emissions assessment11 nitrogen dioxide pollutant 2012-04-30T13:55:02+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/large-combustion-plants-lcp-opted-out-under-article-4-4-of-directive-2001-80-ec-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The Directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (LCP Directive, 2001/80/EC) applies to combustion plants with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 50 MW, irrespective of the type of fuel used (solid, liquid or gaseous). No publisher simoens EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment (DG Environment). industry combustion plant SO2 NOx air emissions 2012-01-05T15:00:00+01:00 Data http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/emissions-of-acidifying-substances-version-2/assessment-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Emissions of the acidifying pollutants (nitrogen oxides (NO X ), sulphur oxides (SO X ) and ammonia (NH 3 ) have decreased significantly in most of the individual EEA member countries between 1990 and 2009. Emissions of SO X have decreased by 76%, NO X by 41% and NH 3 emissions by 26% since 1990. The EU-27 is on track to meet its overall target to reduce emissions of SO X and NH 3 as specified by the EU’s National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD). However a number of individual Member States, and the EU as a whole, anticipates missing their NECD 2010 emission ceilings for NO X . Of the three non-EU countries having emission ceilings for 2010 under the UNECE/CLRTAP Gothenburg protocol (Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), both Liechtenstein and Norway reported NO X emissions in 2009 that were substantially higher than their respective 2010 ceilings. No publisher adamsma1 air emissions nitrogen SOx assessment11 agriculture ammonia air quality Assessment10 CSI002 CSI001 APE2011 acidification APE002 APE003 APE001 CSI assessment10 CSI2011 SO2 NOx NH3 SOER2010 industry air APE pollution 2011-12-21T18:00:00+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/emissions-of-ozone-precursors-version-2/assessment-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Emissions of the main ground-level ozone precursor pollutants have decreased across the EEA-32 region between 1990 and 2009; nitrogen oxides (NO X ) by 41%, non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) by 51%, carbon monoxide (CO) by 61%, and methane (CH 4 ) by 27%. This decrease has been achieved mainly as a result of the introduction of catalytic converters for vehicles. These changes have significantly reduced emissions of NO X and CO from the road transport sector, the main source of ozone precursor emissions. The EU-27 is still some way from meeting its 2010 target to reduce emissions of NO X , one of the two ozone precursors (NO X and NMVOC) for which emission limits exist under the EU’s National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD). Whilst total NMVOC emissions in the EU-27 were below the NECD limit in 2009, a number of individual Member States anticipate missing their ceilings for one or either of these two pollutants. Of the three non-EU countries having emission ceilings for 2010 set under the UNECE/CLRTAP Gothenburg protocol (Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), all three countries reported NMVOC emissions in 2009 that were lower than their respective 2010 ceilings. However both Liechtenstein and Norway reported NO X emissions in 2009 that were substantially higher than their respective 2010 ceilings. No publisher adamsma1 human air emissions nitrogen assessment11 agriculture air quality CO CSI002 CSI001 APE2011 NMVOC CH4 acidification APE002 CSI APE004 CSI2011 emission ozone precursors NOx SOER2010 air ozone APE pollution 2011-12-21T17:26:14+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/eea-32-nitrogen-oxides-nox-emissions-1/assessment.2010-08-19.0140149032-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic EEA-32 emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO X ) have decreased by 41% between 1990 and 2009. In 2009, the most significant sources of NO X emissions were the ‘Road transport’ sector (38%), ‘Energy production and distribution’ sector (22%), ‘Commercial, institutional and households’ sector (15%) and the ‘Energy use in industry’ sector (13%). The largest reduction of emissions in absolute terms 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. However, ambient urban concentrations of NO 2 in EU-27 countries in recent years have not fallen by as much as reported emissions. Since 2002, NO 2 average annual mean concentrations at urban background sites have fallen by just 9 %, as indicated in CSI 004, during which time the reported NO X emissions for the EU-27 decreased by 23%. This discrepancy may be a result of a general under-estimation of the effect of catalytic degradation in newer cars, in which case a number of member states’ NO X emissions could be significantly higher than currently calculated. 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 non-selective (SNCR) catalytic 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 EU Member States have made substantially better progress towards meeting their respective NO X ceilings than the older Member States of the EU-15. Ten of the twelve post-2004 Member States had already reduced their 2009 emissions beyond what is required under the NECD, with the remaining two reporting NO X emissions less than 2% above the NECD target . In contrast, only four of the EU-15 Member States reported emissions for 2009 within their respective national ceilings. Thus many Member States required a significant reduction of NO X emissions to have been made in 2010 if they are to meet their obligations under the NECD. Of the three non-EU countries having emission ceilings set under the UNECE/CLRTAP Gothenburg protocol (Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) only for Switzerland were emissions in 2009 below the level of their 2010 ceiling. 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. No publisher adamsma1 APE002 air quality nitrogen CSI002 industry CSI2011 air APE2011 NOx air emissions human assessment11 CSI pollution CSI001 APE 2011-12-21T15:00:00+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/emissions-of-primary-particles-and-5/assessment-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Total emissions of primary PM 10 particulate matter have reduced by 27% across the EEA-32 region between 1990 and 2009, driven by a 34% reduction in emissions of the fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) fraction; emissions of particulates between 2.5 and 10 µm have risen slightly (10%) over the same period. Of this reduction in PM 10 emissions, 37% has taken place in the 'Energy Production and Distribution' sector due reasons including the fuel-switching from coal to natural gas for electricity generation and improvements in the performance of pollution abatement equipment installed at industrial facilities. No publisher adamsma1 SOER2010 CSI NH3 PM10 CSI003 industry CSI2011 emission air particulate matter PM2.5 NOx air emissions human SOx assessment11 pollution 2011-12-21T15:00:00+02:00 Indicator Assessment http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/change-in-emissions-by-transport?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Transport emissions of PM2.5 and NOx in EEA member countries. The transport emissions data include all of road transport No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). GHG emission TERM2011 PM2.5 NOx transport 2011-11-09T11:15:47+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/sector-contributions-of-emissions-of-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The contribution made by different sectors to emissions of primary PM2.5 and PM10, and to emissions of the secondary particulate matter precursors. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). CSI PM10 CSI003 CSI2011 assessment11 emission particulate matter PM2.5 NOx air emissions NH3 SOx pollution 2011-11-08T13:00:50+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/emission-trends-of-acidifying-pollutants-3?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This chart shows past emission trends of nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compunds (NMVOC), carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4) in the EEA-32 and EU-27 group of countries. In addition - for the EU-27 - the aggregated Member State 2010 emission ceilings for NOx and NMVOC are shown. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). CO CSI002 CSI2011 emission CH4 ozone NMVOC NOx assessment11 CSI pollution acidification air emissions 2011-11-08T12:26:45+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/sector-contributions-of-ozone-precursor-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The contribution made by different sectors to emissions of the tropospheric (ground-level) ozone precursors. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). CO CSI002 CSI2011 emission CH4 ozone pollution NMVOC NOx assessment11 CSI ozone precursors air emissions 2011-11-08T12:16:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/contribution-to-total-change-in-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-for-each-sector-eea-member-countries-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The contribution made by each sector to the total change in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions between 1990 and 2009. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). APE002 CSI CSI002 CSI001 CSI2011 assessment11 APE2011 NOx air emissions nitrogen air quality APE pollution 2011-10-19T12:00:22+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/change-in-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-for-each-sector-between-1990-and-2007-eea-member-countries-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Percentage change in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions for each sector between 1990 and 2009. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). APE002 CSI CSI002 CSI001 CSI2011 assessment11 APE2011 NOx air emissions nitrogen air quality pollution 2011-10-19T11:55:29+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/sector-share-of-nitrogen-oxides-emissions-eea-member-countries-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The contribution made by different sectors to emissions of nitrogen oxides. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). air quality APE2011 NOx air emissions nitrogen assessment11 pollution 2011-10-19T11:51:15+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/distance-to-target-for-eea-member-countries-10?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). air quality APE2011 NOx air emissions nitrogen assessment11 pollution 2011-10-19T11:48:54+02:00 EEAFigure