Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands 1990-2009 : National Inventory Report 2011

C.W.M. Maas, P.W.H.G. Coenen, P.W. Zijlema, K. Baas, G. van Berghe, J.D. te Biesebeek, A.T. Brandt, G. Geilenkirchen, K.W. van der Hoek, R. te Molder, R. Dröge, C.J. Peek, J. Vonk, I.J.J. van den Wyngaert

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Abstract

The total greenhouse gas emission from the Netherlands in 2009 decreased by approximately 3% compared to the emission in 2008. This decrease is a result of the economic crisis, especially due to the decrease in the industrial production. In 2009, total direct greenhouse gas emissions (excluding emissions from LULUCF – land use, land use change and forestry) in the Netherlands amount to 198.9Tg CO2 eq. This is nearly 7 % below the emissions in the base year 1990 (213.2 Tg CO2 eq). This report documents the 2011 Netherlands’ annual submission of its greenhouse gas emission inventory in accordance with the guidelines provided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and the European Union’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism. The report comprises explanations of observed trends in emissions; a description of an assessment of key sources and their uncertainty; documentation of methods, data sources and emission factors applied; and a description of the quality assurance system and the verification activities performed on the data.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBilthoven
PublisherRIVM
Number of pages279
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

NameRIVM report / National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
PublisherNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment
No.680355004/2011

Keywords

  • greenhouse gases
  • emission
  • trends
  • methodology
  • climate
  • netherlands

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