Table 1: Sectors and Air Pollutants Emitted (1)
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|
Sector
|
Air Pollutants Emitted
|
| Biofuel Combustion |
Mostly CO;
also SO2 and NOx |
| Industry & Refineries |
Mostly SO2;
also NOx and CO |
| Power Generation |
Mostly SO2 and NOx;
also CO |
| Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector |
Mostly SO2 and CO;
also NOx |
| Road, Rail, Air & Other Transport |
Mostly NOx and CO;
also SO2 |
| Shipping |
Mostly NOx and SO2;
also CO |
| Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling |
Mostly SO2;
also CO and NOx |
| Iron, Steel & Non-ferrous metals |
Mostly SO2, NOx and CO
|
| Chemicals |
SO2
|
| Building Materials |
SO2 and NOx
|
| Pulp & Paper |
Mostly SO2;
also NOx and CO |
| Deforestation |
Mostly CO;
also NOx and SO2 |
| Agriculture Waste Burning |
Mostly CO;
also NOx and SO2 |
| Waste incineration, non-energy |
Mostly CO;
also NOx and SO2 |
| Agriculture, incl. animal farming |
NH3
|
Table 2: Breakdown of Sectors for Global SO2 Emissions in Gg, Year 2000 based on EDGAR Data (2)
|
Sector
|
SO2, Gg
|
| Biofuel Combustion |
3,163
|
| Industry (excl. refineries etc) |
24,347
|
| Power Generation |
53,592
|
| Other Transformation Sector (incl. refineries etc) |
10,212
|
| Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector |
8,117
|
| Road |
3,659
|
| Rail and Other Non-Road |
1,957
|
| Air |
212
|
| Intl. Shipping |
7,288
|
| Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling |
4,175
|
| Iron & Steel |
944
|
| Non-ferrous metals |
21,283
|
| Chemicals |
2,880
|
| Building Materials |
2,648
|
| Pulp & Paper |
990
|
| Deforestation, incl. Tropical Forest Fires |
1,214
|
| Savannah and Shrubs Fires |
2,956
|
| Agriculture Waste Burning |
173
|
| Middle & High Latitude Forest Fires |
110
|
| Middle & High Latitude Grassland Fires |
373
|
| Waste incineration (non-energy) |
48
|
| Total: |
150,339
|
Table 3: Breakdown of Sectors for Global NOx Emissions in Gg NO2, Year 2000 based on EDGAR Data (3)
|
Sector
|
NOx, Gg NO2
|
| Biofuel Combustion |
8,209
|
| Industry (excl. refineries etc) |
9,630
|
| Power Generation |
24,792
|
| Other Transformation Sector (incl. refineries etc) |
2,260
|
| Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector |
3,025
|
| Road |
28,471
|
| Rail and Other Non-Road |
5,861
|
| Air |
2,328
|
| Intl. Shipping |
9,574
|
| Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling |
447
|
| Iron & Steel |
1,052
|
| Non-ferrous metals |
1,008
|
| Chemicals |
–
|
| Building Materials |
4,965
|
| Pulp & Paper |
178
|
| Deforestation, incl. Tropical Forest Fires |
6,247
|
| Savannah and Shrubs Fires |
15,204
|
| Agriculture Waste Burning |
740
|
| Middle & High Latitude Forest Fires |
560
|
| Middle & High Latitude Grassland Fires |
1,917
|
| Waste incineration (non-energy) |
144
|
| Total: |
126,610
|
Table 4: Breakdown of Sectors for Global CO Emissions in Gg, Year 2000 based on EDGAR Data (4)
|
Sector
|
CO, Gg
|
| Biofuel Combustion |
250,758
|
| Industry (excl. refineries etc) |
3,665
|
| Power Generation |
1,826
|
| Other Transformation Sector (incl. refineries etc) |
245
|
| Residential, Commercial, and Other Sector |
27,413
|
| Road |
185,813
|
| Rail and Other Non-Road |
12,809
|
| Air |
1,771
|
| Intl. Shipping |
102
|
| Oil Extraction, Transportation and Handling |
10,144
|
| Iron & Steel |
33,728
|
| Non-ferrous metals |
97
|
| Chemicals |
–
|
| Building Materials |
–
|
| Pulp & Paper |
664
|
| Deforestation, incl. Tropical Forest Fires |
192,171
|
| Savannah and Shrubs Fires |
280,828
|
| Agriculture Waste Burning |
16,397
|
| Middle & High Latitude Forest Fires |
18,663
|
| Middle & High Latitude Grassland Fires |
35,402
|
| Waste incineration (non-energy) |
3,830
|
| Total: |
1,076,327
|
References:
1. Based on a list of industries from databases of air pollutants provided by:
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (August 16, 2005). Emissions Databases for Major Greenhouse Gases. Retrieved November 1, 2008 from http://www.mnp.nl/edgar/model/v32ft2000edgar/
2. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (August 16, 2005). Emissions Databases for Major Acidifying Gases. Retrieved November 1, 2008 from http://www.mnp.nl/edgar/model/v32ft2000edgar/edgarv32ft_acid/
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
