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Air pollutant emissions data viewer (Gothenburg Protocol, LRTAP Convention) 1990-2017

Dashboard (Tableau)
Prod-ID: DAS-346-en
Published 22 Jul 2019
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The air pollutant emissions data viewer (LRTAP Convention) provides access to the data contained in the EU emission inventory report 1990-2017 under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)

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