Indicator Fact Sheet

EEA31 NOx emissions

Indicator Fact Sheet

Prod-ID: IND-166-en

Also known as: APE 002

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Topics: Environment and health Industry

This page was archived on 31 Jul 2015 with reason: No more updates will be done

Assessment made on 01 Jan 2003

Generic metadata

Classification

Topics:

Environment and health , Industry

DPSIR: Pressure

Identification

Indicator codes

APE 002

Contents

Policy issue: Are we reaching emission targets for acidifying substances?

Key assessment

Since 1990 NOx EU15 emissions have decreased by 25%. The decrease between 1999 and 2000 was 1.3%. The anthropogenic emission of NOx originates mainly from the road transport sector (46%). The main sources of NOx in 2001 were: road and other transport (a combined contribution of 61% of total NOx emissions), energy industries (18%) and industry (14%).
Since 1990 the emissions from road transport have been reduced by 28% and emissions from the energy sector by 38%. The emission reduction is mainly due to the introduction of catalysts on new cars in Western Europe and improved abatement and the introduction of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power generation in the energy and industry sectors. Increasing road travel has, however, partly offset reductions achieved by emission abatement.