Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Netherlands 1990-2003 - National Inventory Report 2005

This report documents the Netherlands' annual submission of its greenhouse gas emission inventory in accordance with the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 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. Special attention is paid to documenting the many recalculations performed to improve transparency and consistency over time and, thus, to better comply with IPCC and UNFCCC guidelines on methodologies and reporting. From the inventory it can be concluded that total CO2-equivalent emissions of the six greenhouse gases together increased in 2003 by about 1 % relative to 1990 (1995 for fluorinated gases) (excluding LUCF). Emissions of CO2 excluding LUCF increased from 1990 to 2003 by 12%, while in the same period CH4 and N2O emissions decreased by about 32% and 19%, respectively. For the fluorinated greenhouse gases, for which 1995 is the reference year, total emissions decreased by 60%. Emissions of HFCs and PFCs decreased by 75% and 25% in 2005, respectively, while SF6 emissions increased by 11% above the 1995 level