EDGAR 2.0 provided global annual emissions for 1990 of greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O and precursor gases CO, NOx, NMVOC and SO2, both per region and on a 1x1 degree grid. Similar inventories were compiled for a number of CFCs, halons and methyl bromide and methyl chloroform.

For a description of the EDGARV2.0 database please select one of the following links:

• Readme first (40Kb)
• General information  (37Kb)
• Detailed information (32Kb)
• Caveats  (13Kb)
• Disclaimer (7Kb)
• Summary (165Kb)  
• References 
• Report   

All detailed EDGAR 2.0 files are also available on the EDGAR MNP FTP server.

• Olivier, J.G.J., Bouwman, A.F., Van der Maas, C.W.M., Berdowski, J.J.M., Veldt, C., Bloos, J.P.J., Visschedijk, A.J.H., Zandveld, P.Y.J. and Haverlag, J.L. (1996). Description of EDGAR Version 2.0: A set of global emission inventories of greenhous gases and ozone-depleting substances for all anthropogenic and most natural sources on a per country basis and on 1ox1o grid. National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) report no. 771060 002 / TNO-MEP report no. R96/119. See Summary (165Kb)
• Olivier, J.G.J, A.F. Bouwman, J.J.M. Berdowski, C. Veldt, J.P.J. Bloos, A.J.H. Visschedijk, C.W.M. van der Maas and P.Y.J. Zandveld (1999) Sectoral emission inventories of greenhouse gases for 1990 on a per country basis as well as on 1x1 degree. Environmental Science & Policy, 2, 241-264. Show abstract.   

• Bouwman, A.F., Van der Hoek, K.W. and J.G.J. Olivier (1995). Uncertainties in the global source distribution of nitrous oxide. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100:D2, 2785 2800.
• Bouwman, A.F., Lee, D.S., Asman, W.A.H., Dentener, F.J., Van Der Hoek, K.W. and J.G.J. Olivier (1997). A Global High-Resolution Emission Inventory for Ammonia, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 11:4, 561-587.
• Marland, G., A. Brenkert and J.G.J. Olivier (1999) CO2 from fossil fuel burning: a comparison of ORNL and EDGAR estimates of national emissions. Environmental Science & Policy: (2) 265-274.
• Olivier, J.G.J. , A.F. Bouwman, Van Der Hoek, K.W. and J.J.M. Berdowski (1998) Global Air Emission Inventories for Anthropogenic Sources of NOx, NH3 and N2O in 1990. Env. Poll.: (102) 135-148.
• Olivier, J.G.J, J.P.J. Bloos, J.J.M. Berdowski, A.J.H. Visschedijk and A.F. Bouwman (1999) A 1990 global emission inventory of anthropogenic sources of carbon monoxide on 1ox1o developed in the framework of EDGAR/GEIA. Chemosphere: Global Change Science: 1 1-17.
• Olivier, J.G.J. and J.A.H.W. Peters (1999) International marine and aviation bunker fuel: trends, ranking of countries and comparison with national CO2 emissions. RIVM report no. 773301 002. RIVM, Bilthoven. July 1999.