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National emissions reported to the UNFCCC and to the EU Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism

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Created 28 May 2011 Published 14 Jun 2011 Last modified 11 Sep 2015
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Data on greenhouse gas emissions and removals, sent by countries to UNFCCC and the EU Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism (EU Member States)

European data

National greenhouse gas inventories (IPCC Common Reporting Format sector classification)

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Field name Field definition Data type Primary key
Country_code International Country code (ISO 3166-1-Alpha-2 code elements) varchar(4) Yes
Pollutant_name Short name of pollutant varchar(40) Yes
Sector_code Sector code varchar(15) Yes
Year Year varchar(20) Yes
Country Country name varchar(53) No
Emissions Emission unit numeric(13) No
Format_name Name of guideline varchar(100) No
Notation Notation key varchar(40) No
Parent_sector_code Parent sector code varchar(15) No
Sector_name Sector name varchar(75) No
Unit Unit of the measure value varchar(40) No

 

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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 (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Pollutants: CO2, CH4, N2O in Gg (1000 tonnes). Pollutants: HFCs, PFCs, SF6 in Gg CO2 equivalent. Aggregate: All greenhouse gases in Gg CO2 equivalent.

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The European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (27 May 2011 and 10 June 2011), national submissions to UNFCCC or to EU Monitoring Mechanism of CO2 and other greenhouse emissions.

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Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC)

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Data compiled and held by ETC/ACC are annual emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 from individual countries. Sectoral data (IPCC classification) is provided for the following main source categories: Energy, Industrial Processes, Solvent and Other Product Use, Agriculture, Land-Use Change and Forestry, Waste, Other, CO2 emissions from Biomass, International bunkers and Multilateral Operations.

 

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Figure Change in the fossil fuel mix in conventional thermal power stations, 1990–2008 The data presented as provided in the EU GHG inventory report. Although biomass emissions are not included in national totals or under the energy sector, they reported as a memorandum item.
Figure GHG emissions from the transport sector per subsector and per gas, 1990–2008 in the EU-27 Civil aviation = CRF 1A3a, Road transport = CRF category 1A3b, Railways = CRF category 1A3c, Navigation = CRF category 1A3d, Other transportation = CRF category 1A3e. International aviation and navigation is not included.
Figure EU GHG emissions from agriculture per sector and per gas, 1990–2008 The sectors presented here correspond to the following IPCC categories: Agricultural soils = CRF 4D, Enteric fermentation = CRF 4A, Manure management = CRF 4B, Other (rice cultivation and field burning of agricultural residues) = CRF 4C+4F. Emissions from fuel combustion in the agriculture sector are reported under the energy sector (CRF 1A4c).
Figure Absolute change and average annual relative change of GHG emissions from waste in the EU, 1990-2008 Countries sorted according to absolute change between 1990 and 2008. Average annual relative change (%) = (last year/base year)(1/number of years) – 1.
Figure Total and sectoral changes in total GHG emissions for EU-27, EU-15 and EU-12 -
Figure GHG emission intensity of European economies (GHG emissions per GDP) in 2008 and changes in economic intensity, 1990–2008 The left graph uses GDP at market prices, current prices, converted to PPS (purchasing power standard), which allows meaningful volume comparisons of GDP across European countries and benchmark country performance in a particular year. The right graph refers to GDP at constant market prices, which allows consistent GDP time series in a particular country.
Figure GHG emissions in the EU-27 by gas and by sector, 2008 Emissions from international aviation and international maritime navigation, which are not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, are not included here.
Figure Absolute change and average annual relative change of GHG emissions from transport in the EU, 1990-2008 Countries sorted according to absolute change between 1990 and 2008. Average annual relative change (%) = (last year/base year)(1/number of years) – 1.
Figure Total EU GHG emissions by sector and by gas, 1990–2008 -
Figure GHG emission per capita in Europe 2008 and relative change between 1990 and 2008 -
Figure GHG emissions from the waste sector per sector and per gas, 1990–2008 Solid waste disposal = CRF 6A, Waste water treatment = CRF 6B, Waste incineration = CRF 6C, Other waste treatment= CRF 6D.
Figure Absolute change and average annual relative change of GHG emissions from energy use (excluding transport) in the EU, 1990-2008 Countries sorted according to absolute change between 1990 and 2008. Average annual relative change (%) = (last year/base year)(1/number of years) – 1.
Figure Absolute change and average annual relative change of GHG emissions from energy supply in the EU, 1990-2008 Countries sorted according to absolute change between 1990 and 2008. Average annual relative change (%) = (last year/base year)(1/number of years) – 1.
Figure EU freight transport by inland modes in the EU, 1995-2008 -
Figure Decomposition analysis of CO2 emissions from road freight transport in the EU, 1990–2008 Each bar shows the contribution of a single driver to GHG emission trends during a determined period. The thick short black lines indicate the combined effect of all emission drivers, i.e. the overall GHG emission trend during the period considered. Different data sources have been used for the calculation of carbon intensity, which may result in a high uncertainty of the results for this driver.
Figure Drivers of CH4 emissions from municipal solid waste in the EU, 1995–2008 Figure does not include data before 1995, as consistent data sets for the time 1990 to 1995 are not available for all Member States. MSW deposited = MSW generated – MSW incinerated – MSW recycled and composted Data for MSW generated, MSW incinerated and MSW recycled and composted are from national GHG inventory submissions and other data are from Eurostat, 2010.
Figure Greenhouse gas emission trends in the EU-27, the EU-15 and the EU-12, 1990–2008 GHG emissions presented refer to total GHG emissions without LULUCF.
Figure GHG emission trends from the energy supply sector per sector and per gas, 1990–2008 Public electricity and heat production = CRF category 1A1a, Manufacture of solid fuels = CRF category 1A1b, Petroleum refining = CRF category 1A1c, Fugitive Emissions = CRF category 1B, Energy Supply = CRF categories 1A1+1B.
Figure GHG emission in the EU-27 by main source activity, 2008 -
Figure Absolute change and average annual relative change of total GHG emissions in the EU, 1990-2008 -
Figure Absolute change and average annual relative change of GHG emissions from agriculture in the EU, 1990-2008 Countries sorted according to absolute change between 1990 and 2008. Average annual relative change (%) = (last year/base year)(1/number of years) – 1.
Figure Transport sector contribution to total GHG emissions, 2009 (EEA-32) The graphs report the percentage contribution of transport and not transport sector to total emission of GHG in EEA32. Transport sector includes road transport, international maritime, international aviation and other transport
Figure Trends and targets: EU-27 GHG emissions Graph with two lines showing total GHG emissions for transport (including intl. Aviation) and international maritime transport. 2030 and 2050 target reductions also shown as dotted lines.
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Historic GHG trends and emission projections in EEA member countries which are not EU Member States, and Croatia, 1990–2030 2011 information on GHG projections available from Norway and Switzerland. 2010 information available from Croatia, Liechtenstein and Iceland. 2007 information available from Turkey.
Figure Sectoral trends and projections of EU GHG emissions -
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Trends and projections of EU total GHG emissions Primes/Gains projections recalibrated by EEA, based on approximated 2010 GHG emissions. MS projections do not include international aviation, while the Primes/Gains scenarios do include it. 2025 and 2030 projections based on information provided by 12 Member States. For other Member States, 2030 projections were gap filled using the 2020–2025 and 2020–2030 relative trends available from the Commission's scenarios based on the Primes and Gains models.
Figure Non-ETS projections in the EU‑15 compared to different target scenarios The average non‑ETS target corresponds to the average annual permissible in the sectors not covered by the EU ETS, calculated as the initial EU‑15 assigned amount minus the amount of allowances to be allocated under the EU ETS over the full commitment period. Permissible emissions can be calculated to take into account the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms, which will increase the EU‑15 assigned amount. Excluding the overdelivery projected by Member States results in lowering permissible emissions.
Figure Trends and projections of EU‑15 total GHG emissions -
Figure ETS and non-ETS emission trends in the EU‑15 compared to respective targets, 2008–2010 -
Figure Actual progress of the EU‑15 towards its burden-sharing target in absolute and relative terms The X-axis (0 % line) corresponds to the achievement of the EU-15 reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol (– 8 % compared to base-year emissions). Positive values correspond to contributions to the achievement of the EU-15 Kyoto target, while negative values represent shortfalls. The difference between target and GHG emissions concerns the sectors not covered by the EU ETS, which represent the right emissions and target to consider for the assessment of actual progress towards Kyoto targets.
Figure Gap between average 2008–2009 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (with and without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) The assessment is based on average 2008–2009 emissions and the planned use of flexible mechanisms as well as the expected effect of LULUCF activities. For each country, the top bar represents the gap between domestic emissions and the Kyoto target, while the bar below includes the planned effect of Kyoto mechanisms and carbon sinks. A positive value indicates a country for which average 2008 and 2009 non-ETS emissions were lower than the annual target. Based on the actual Swiss emissions for 2008 and 2009 and projections for the remaining years of the first commitment period, the Swiss government decided on 10 June 2011 to increase its use of flexible mechanisms to meet the Kyoto target.
Figure Gap between average 2008–2010 non‑ETS emissions and Kyoto targets (with and without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) The gap refers to the average 2008–2009 non-ETS emissions because no approximated 2010 GHG emissions are available.
Figure Decomposition of current progress achieved by European countries towards their Kyoto targets by the end of 2010 A positive sign signifies a favourable contribution towards target achievement.
Figure Intended (2008–2012) and actual (2008–2010) average annual use of the Kyoto mechanisms Positive values indicate net acquisition of Kyoto units while negative values indicate net sales. The actual use of Kyoto mechanisms is based on the delivery of units according to the SEF table. Countries might have acquired more units than are recorded in the SEF tables, e.g. due to delivery dates later in the commitment period. For the United Kingdom, SEF tables include the overseas territories and the crown dependencies of the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the implementation of Article 4 of the KP and as they are not part of the EC, the overseas territories and the crown dependencies of the United Kingdom were excluded from the initial assigned amount of the United Kingdom under the EC. In consequence, the trade of AAUs is slightly overestimated for the United Kingdom, as SEF tables for the geographical coverage of the United Kingdom under the EC only are not available. For Denmark, Greenland is included in the SEF tables. For the purposes of the implementation of Article 4 of the KP and as Greenland is not part of the EC, Greenland was excluded from the initial assigned amount of Denmark under the EC. In consequence, the trade of AAUs is slightly overestimated for Denmark, as SEF tables for the geographical coverage of Denmark under the EC only are not available. In Switzerland, the government decided to increase the use of flexible mechanisms compared to the current figure in order to achieve the Kyoto target.
Figure Actual (2008 and 2009) and expected (2008–2012) average annual emissions and removals from LULUCF activities A positive value indicates that the country has/expects net removals from LULUCF activities, taking into account the caps for forest management. It does not necessarily mean that the country intends to actually use RMUs to achieve its Kyoto commitment. The estimate of the actual effects of LULUCF activities might change in future years if better data becomes available.
Figure Gaps between 2008–2010 GHG emissions and targets for the sectors not covered by the EU ETS (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) A positive value indicates that average 2008–2010 emissions in the non-ETS sectors were lower than the average annual target, taking into account the effect of allowances attributed to the EU ETS and without use of carbon sinks and Kyoto mechanisms.
Figure Gap between average 2008–2009 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) -
Figure Gap between average 2008–2010 total GHG emissions and Kyoto targets (without the use of carbon sinks and flexible mechanisms) * 2008–2009 average emissions (no approximated 2010 GHG emissions available for Liechtenstein. Each bar represents the gap between domestic emissions and the Kyoto target. A positive value indicates that national total emissions were lower than the Kyoto target.

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Efficiency of conventional thermal electricity generation Output from conventional thermal power stations consists of gross electricity generation and also of any heat sold to third parties (combined heat and power plants) by conventional thermal public utility power stations as well as autoproducer thermal power stations. The energy efficiency of conventional thermal electricity production (which includes both public plants and autoproducers) is defined as the ratio of electricity and heat production to the energy input as a fuel. Fuels include solid fuels (i.e. coal, lignite and equivalents, oil and other liquid hydrocarbons, gas, thermal renewables (industrial and municipal waste, wood waste, biogas and geothermal energy) and other non-renewable waste.
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CO2 intensity of electricity and heat generation Annual emissions of CO 2 in UNFCCC reporting format (In Mt = million tonnes). For CO 2 only, the (national) totals do not include emissions from biomass burning or emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry (LULUCF – CFR 5). The energy sector (CFR 1) is responsible for energy-related emissions, such as those arising from fuel combustion activities and fugitive emissions from fuels. Fuel combustion activities include: energy industries, manufacturing industries and construction, transport, other sectors and other stationary or mobile emissions from fuel combustion. Fugitive emissions from fuels include: solid fuels and oil and natural gas.
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CO2 intensity of heat and electricity generation Annual emissions of CO 2 in UNFCCC reporting format (In Mt = million tonnes). For CO 2 only, the (national) totals do not include emissions from biomass burning or emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry (LUCF). The energy sector is responsible for energy-related emissions, such as those arising from fuel combustion activities and fugitive emissions from fuels. Fuel combustion activities include: energy industries, manufacturing industries and construction, transport, other sectors and other stationary or mobile emissions from fuel combustion. Fugitive emissions from fuels include: solid fuels and oil and natural gas.  
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Emissions of ozone precursors This indicator tracks trends since 1990 in anthropogenic emissions of ozone precursor pollutants: nitrogen oxides (NO X ), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH 4 ) and non methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs). The indicator also provides information on emissions by sectors: Energy production and distribution; Energy use in industry;, Industrial processes; Road transport; Non-road transport; Commercial, institutional and households; Solvent and product use; Agriculture; Waste; Other. Geographical coverage: EEA-32. The EEA-32 country grouping includes countries of the EU-27 (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) EFTA-4 (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway) and Turkey. Temporal coverage: 1990-2010.
Indicator Specification
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Efficiency of conventional thermal electricity generation Output from conventional thermal power stations consists of gross electricity generation and also of any heat sold to third parties (combined heat and power plants) by conventional thermal public utility power stations as well as autoproducer thermal power stations. The energy efficiency of conventional thermal electricity production (which includes both public plants and autoproducers) is defined as the ratio of electricity and heat production to the energy input as a fuel. Fuels include solid fuels (i.e. coal, lignite and equivalents, oil and other liquid hydrocarbons, gas, thermal renewables (industrial and municipal waste, wood waste, biogas and geothermal energy) and other non-renewable waste.

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