The European environment – state and outlook 2010

CC_F03: GHG emissions - outlook from IIASA (Outlook 031) - Assessment published Jun 2007: The RAINS* model provides information about the projections for the methane emissions. For the "current legislation" scenario a continued increase of global anthropogenic CH4 emissions is expected, leading to 35 percent increase in 2030 as compared to 2000. CH4 emissions from all sectors are expected to grow due to increased economic activities and absence of wide-spread emission control measures. In Western Europe and Newly Independent states overall CH4 emissions will only slightly increase. If all maximum technically feasible reductions (MFR scenario) were applied to the full extent, global CH4 emissions would stabilize up to 2030, though at considerable costs. Under the MFR scenario CH4 emissions in Western Europe and Newly Independent states would be able to decrease on 31% and 16% relatively.
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Projections of GHG emissions - outlooks from National Communications under UNFCCC (Outlook 025) - Assessment published Jun 2007: With current trends and policies,* GHG emissions per capita are expected to increase until 2020 in the EU-10, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, central Asia and South Eastern Europe more than in EU 15, Canada and US. In absolute terms, US GHG emissions per capita are expected to stay the highest in the world.** Global energy-related emissions of CO2, the largest contributor to total GHG emissions, will increase by 29 % up to 2030. China will be the main engine for this growth. In terms of energy-related emissions per capita, Russia will be come close to the current largest emitter, the US. However, if countries were to adopt all the energy security and energy-saving policies that they are currently considering to tackle CO2 emissions, total emissions avoided by 2030 could equal more than the current emissions of the US and Canada combined (or 16 % of the 2030 emissions in the IEA reference scenario), and energy-related CO2 emissions in OECD Europe in 2030 could be less than today's level. *Baseline Scenarios presented in the National Communications of Climate Change (NCC). They include the GDP and population growth projections and the policies adopted in the country on the date of production of the NCC. ** On January 10, 2007 the European Commission presented a package on Climate Change and Energy which basically was endorsed by the European Council 9 March 2007. It includes targets for the reduction of GHGs by 2020. This will influence the reported projections for the coming years.
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Impact of selected policy measures on Europe's air quality: The main objective of the present study is to analyse and quantify the effects that certain past policy measures in the road transport and industrial combustion facilities have had on the magnitude of air pollutant emissions and subsequent air quality in Europe. The policies selected are the Euro emission standards for road vehicles and the EU directives on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and large combustion plants (LCP).
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Contribution to total change in PM10 emissions for each sector 1990-2008 (EEA member countries): The contribution made by each sector to the total change in primary PM10 particulate matter emission between 1990 and 2008.
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Change in PM2.5 emissions for each sector and pollutant 1990-2009 (EEA member countries): Percentage change in primary PM2.5 particulate matter emissions for each sector and pollutant between 1990 and 2009.
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Percentage change in PM2.5 and PM10 emissions 1990-2008 (EEA member countries): The reported change in primary PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter for each country, 1990-2008.
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Energy-related emissions of ozone precursors: TOFP is the Tropospheric Ozone Forming Potential of each of the air pollutants that contribute to ozone formation in the troposphere i.e. ‘ground-level’ ozone.
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How rapidly are the energy-related (except transport) emissions of acidifying substances declining?: Located in Data and maps › … › Energy-related emissions of acidifying substances › Energy-related emissions of acidifying substances (ENER 006) - Assessment published Apr 2012
Total emissions of acidifying substances (sulphur, nitrogen) and of eutrophying nitrogen in the EEA-32 for 1990 to 2004: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita of EU-25 Member States for 1990-2003: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs