Indicator Specification
Greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land use change and forestry
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Rationale
Justification for indicator selection
No rationale has been identified for this indicator.
Scientific references
- No rationale references available
Indicator definition
The indicator comprises historical and projected emissions estimates from the LULUCF sector. Historical emissions are presented by main land use category, whereas projected emissions are presented at aggregate level.
Units
Million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e)
Policy context and targets
Context description
Regulation (EU) 2018/841 establishes Member States' contributions to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction target of the Union for the period 2021-2030 for the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector. The European Climate Law enshrines the goal for Europe to become climate-neutral by 2050 and includes a target of at least a 55% reduction in net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990. This acknowledges the need to enhance Europe’s carbon sink through a more ambitions LULUCF regulation, for which the Commission made a proposal in July 2021.
Targets
No targets have been specified
Related policy documents
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Key policy question
Greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry, aggregated assessment level
Specific policy question
Greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry, disaggregated assessment level
Methodology
Methodology for indicator calculation
Historical and projected emissions estimates from all EU Member States and for the EU-27 aggregate were obtained from publicly available databases published by the EEA.
For the individual Member State's emissions and removals, the cumulative 10-year LULUCF total for 2020-2019 and the projected 10-year LULUCF total for 2021-2030 for a scenario ‘with existing measures’ are shown.
The latest available version of the historical inventory and projected emissions are used to compile the indicator, but note that this may introduce small inconsistencies between the historical and projected emissions, if projections for some Member States are not based on the latest inventory submission and recalculations have occurred.
Methodology for gap filling
No methodology for gap filling has been specified. Probably this info has been added together with indicator calculation.
Methodology references
No methodology references available.
Data specifications
EEA data references
- Member States' greenhouse gas (GHG) emission projections provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)
- National emissions reported to the UNFCCC and to the EU Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)
Data sources in latest figures
Uncertainties
Methodology uncertainty
No uncertainty has been specified
Data sets uncertainty
No uncertainty has been specified
Rationale uncertainty
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Further work
Short term work
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Long term work
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Responsibility and ownership
EEA Contact Info
Claire QoulOwnership
Identification
Frequency of updates
Classification
DPSIR: StateTypology: Policy-effectiveness indicator (Type D)
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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-land or scan the QR code.
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