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Under the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, EU Member States have individual air pollutant emission limits, or 'ceilings', for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). As of 2010, Member States should not have exceeded their emission ceilings, but the EEA report 'NEC Directive status report 2014', which includes preliminary data for 2013 and summarises data for 2010-12, confirms that a number of countries did so for these years.
The four pollutants addressed in the directive harm human health and the environment, causing respiratory illnesses, acidifying soil and surface waters, and damaging vegetation.
'v' indicates that the emission ceiling has been attained; 'x' indicates the ceiling has not been attained.
Years 2010, 2011 and 2012: final data; year 2013: provisional data.
Under the Gothenburg Protocol, inventory adjustment applications for emissions from Germany (for NOX) and Denmark (for NH3) were accepted by the EMEP Steering Body in 2014. However, emission data reported under the NECD used in this report are unadjusted.
See table 2.2 on page 17-18 of the report for specific figures on ceilings and emissions per country and year.
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/many-european-countries2019-air-pollutant or scan the QR code.
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