Seventeen EU countries, mainly in Eastern Europe, have a higher emission intensity than the Netherlands. This is partly related to the closure of old coal plants, an increase in renewable energy consumption, continuing energy savings and a growing share of the service sector in the total economy. In 2017, the emission intensity in the Netherlands was slightly above (3 percent) the EU average (257 CO2 equivalents per 1,000 euros of GDP). In both years, emissions will exceed the maximum of 128 kilotons that the Netherlands has agreed with Europe. These are the municipalities with a permanent waste landfill site. The report on the large-scale Dutch nitrogen deposition and air quality was also published today. Between 2017 and 2018, CO2 emissions by energy companies fell from 48 to 45 billion kg, back at the level of 2013. / Emission registration for the year 2018 and the final figures for the year 2017. Methane emissions per m2 are even higher in areas with intensive farming of pigs. half the EU average. Preliminary figures show that ammonia emissions in 2018 will remain more or less the same as in 2017. The regional distribution of methane emissions is different from CO2. The Netherlands aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 to a 25 percent lower level than in 1990. This is evident from the new emission figures published by RIVMNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment / Emission registration for the year 2018 and the final figures for the year 2017. CO2 emissions have remained virtually unchanged since 1990. The four municipalities with the highest methane emission levels per m2 are Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Landgraaf, Hengelo (Overijssel) and Zoetermeer. In 2015, CO2emission levels peaked as a result of new coal plants put into service and dropped in subsequent years as old plants were bein… Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen slightly; ammonia emissions remain stable. Replacement of fossil fuels will cut emissions in all sectors, but will also push up demand for electricity. In 2018, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands amounted to 189.5 billion CO2 equivalents, which is 4.2 billion CO2 equivalents (2 percent) less than in the previous year. Between 2017 and 2018, CO2 emissions by energy companies fell from 48 to 45 billion kg, back at the level of 2013. This means an even greater challenge for electricity companies to meet the targets in the climate agreement. Total greenhouse gas emissions from the Netherlands in 2012 decreased by approximately 1.7 per cent, compared with 2011 emissions. The data provide a factual basis for public debate on nitrogen deposition, climate and air quality. The bulk of this reduction (75 percent) is related to lower CO2 emissions by energy companies. In areas with high density cattle farming, methane emissions are above average. The highest court in the Netherlands has upheld a ruling requiring the government to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% of 1990 levels by the end of next year. The methane there is released during heating of the greenhouses by way of cogeneration, with a gas-driven engine simultaneously producing heat and power. Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, in collaboration with Statistics Netherlands, Informative Inventory Report 2019 : Emissions of transboundary air pollutants in the Netherlands 1990-2017, RIVM Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, New data on greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions. Last year, the discontinuation of electricity production by coal-fired plants was compensated by higher electricity imports, while gas-fired plants continued to run at the same level. In 2018, the manufacturing industry had reduced emissions by 30 billion CO2 equivalents relative to 1990. The lowest emission intensity in Europe is recorded in Sweden, i.e. The sectors built environment (natural gas combustion for heating) and agriculture both achieved reductions of 6 billion CO2 equivalents. This means that the emission intensity of the Dutch economy has declined by 10 percent. This is evident from the new emission figures published by RIVMNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment The data provide a factual basis for public debate on nitrogen deposition, climate and air quality. All these municipalities owe their high score to higher CO2 emission levels. All five of these sectors increased in size. Raised levels of methane have also been measured in the greenhouse cultivation areas of Westland and Lansingerland. France has many nuclear power plants and Austria has several hydro power plants while Sweden relies heavily on both nuclear energy and hydro power. Last year, the Netherlands emitted 161 billion kg of carbon dioxide (CO2), representing a decline of 4 billion or 2 percent on the previous year. Other municipalities with a high emission level per m2 include Geertruidenberg (the Amercentrale coal plant, 26 times higher emissions than average), Rotterdam with its oil refineries, the chemical industry and power stations on and close to the Maasvlakte (20 times higher), Diemen with its power stations (17 times higher) and Sittard-Geleen (chemical giant Chemelot, 16 times higher emissions). In 2012, total direct greenhouse gas emissions (excluding Half of the remaining 84 percent was on account of reduced methane emissions at landfills, one-quarter was the result of a ban on fluorinated gases in the late 1990s, and one-quarter the result of lower nitrous oxide emissions in the nitric acid production sector. Last year, the Netherlands emitted 161 billion kg of carbon dioxide (CO2), representing a decline of 4 billion or 2 percent on the previous year. Per square metre, Velsen has 42 times higher greenhouse gas emissions than the average level in the Netherlands (5 kg CO2 per m2). The city of Velsen is home to steel producer Tata Steel, and there is a power station which makes use of residual gases from the blast furnaces. RIVM /Emission Registration publishes the greenhouse gas figures in collaboration with Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The preliminary figures show that the emission of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands in 2018 was 189.3 billion CO2 carbon dioxide equivalents. Only 16 percent of this reduction was the result of lower CO2 emissions. Ammonia emissions are provisionally set at 131.7 kilotonnes for 2018 and definitively set at 132.4 kilotonnes for 2017. At 85 percent, CO2 contributes the largest share to total greenhouse gas emissions, followed by methane (9 percent), nitrous oxide (5 percent) and F-gases (1 percent). The Dutch government plans to impose a CO2 emissions tax on industrial companies as part of proposed measures to meet a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 49% in 2030 from levels in 1990. The Netherlands has requested adjustment permission from the European Commission to exclude recently added sources from the assessment of the ceiling. Internationalisation Monitor 2020, third quarter, [video: https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/video/8573873066324c2e93dae1d65664ecc2], [video: https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/video/fef7f793c7364c08bdd838557672103c], Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines. It is highest in Bulgaria, namely four times higher than the EU average. These reductions include 42 percent for the account of electricity production, 27 percent for manufacturing, 13 percent for traffic and transport, 12 percent for the built environment and 6 percent for agriculture. Countries such as France, Austria and Sweden have low scores, mainly because they use relatively few fossil fuels in their electricity production processes. The decrease is mainly due to a decrease in the emissions of the other greenhouse gases (methane, nitrous oxide and F gases). This decrease is mainly the result of decreased fuel combustion in the Energy sector (increased electricity import) and in road transport. In the sectors electricity production and mobility (domestic traffic and transport), emissions rose instead, by 6 billion and 3 billion CO2 equivalents respectively. One of the reasons why Dutch emissions have exceeded this ceiling is that, in accordance with European agreements, more sources have been added to the 1990-2017 emission series; in addition, there are more emissions as a result of higher manure production per dairy cow. However, the single largest emission source for methane is livestock farming: two-thirds of all methane emissions are from that source. In addition, Sittard-Geleen has higher nitrous oxide emissions due to the local production of caprolactam, the main raw material for nylon. The best performing countries have a relatively large manufacturing industry. As a result, last year’s emission intensity was down by 44 percent relative to 1990. This request is in line with the European review agreements. This has led to an increase in the share of industrial CO2 emissions from 63 percent in 1990 to 87 percent in 2018. At the same time, the Dutch economy grew by 8 percent. The preliminary figures for 2018 are in line with the forecast published in May. In 2015, CO2 emission levels peaked as a result of new coal plants put into service and dropped in subsequent years as old plants were being closed down step by step. The remaining part can be attributed to a reduced cattle herd (lower methane emissions), which in turn is related to the introduction of the phosphate rights trading system and to lower CO2 emissions by the manufacturing industry. Internationalisation Monitor 2020, third quarter, Carbon dioxide emissions by energy companies, [video: https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/video/fef7f793c7364c08bdd838557672103c]. If the sector objectives are achieved, by 2030 total emissions will be down by 78.7 billion CO2 equiivalents relative to 2018.