Emissions to air by Industry in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*

Industry makes a considerable contribution to the emissions of sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and CFCs. Emissions of all substances are falling to a greater or lesser extent.

	1990	1995 ¹⁾	1999	2000	2001	2002*

	million kg
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂)	118	91	64	48	50	44
Furnaces	85	67	42	34	31	27
Process/other	33	24	22	14	19	18
Nitrogen oxides (NO_x)	98	74	51	47	46	45
Furnaces	84	65	36	35	32	33
Process/other	14	8.3	15	12	13	12
Carbon monoxide (CO)	272	215	165	161	160	151
Furnaces	118	121	41	97	86	82
Process/other	155	94	124	64	74	69

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)	53 094	54 658	54 673	48 649	49 666	48 549
Furnaces	41 798	43 112	32 326	31 894	31 657	31 024
Process/other	11 295	11 546	18 296	16 755	18 009	17 525
Particulate matter	35	22	²⁾	12	11	10
Furnaces	7.7	6.3	²⁾	6.1	1.3	1.4
Process/other	28	15	²⁾	6.4	9.6	8.8
VOC ³⁾	151	101	74	64	59	57
Furnaces	3.7	4.7	1.5	2.0	2.5	2.8
Process/other	147	97	73	62	56	55

Methane (CH₄)	7.1	8.5	6.0	5.0	4.4	4.4
Furnaces	3.5	5.4	2.4	2.8	1.5	1.4
Process/other	3.6	3.0	3.6	2.2	3.0	3.0
Nitrous oxide (N₂O)	25	24	23	23	21	20
Furnaces	0.18	0.15	0.12	0.11	0.09	0.08
Process/other	24	24	23	23	21	20
Ammonia (NH₃)	4.6	4.1	3.3	2.8	2.8	2.6
Furnaces	0.000	0.084	0.000	0.014	0.005	0.005
Process/other	4.6	4.0	3.3	2.8	2.8	2.6

Source: CCDM (2003).	CBS/EDC/Aug03/0112
¹⁾ After 1995, the definition of furnace emissions and process emissions changed for the basic metals industry. This can be seen mainly in the emissions of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. ²⁾ Incomplete observation in 1999. ³⁾ Volatile organic compounds, excluding methane.

Emissions from industry

Industry makes a considerable contribution to the emissions of sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and CFCs.

Emissions to air by target sector, 2002*

Sharp fall in emissions to air by industry

Since 1990, there have been substantial reductions in emissions of most substances by industry (including refineries). Emissions of carbon dioxide have remained virtually constant in recent years. The reductions are partly a result of a shift from heavy fuel oil to gas as fuel. Technological developments such as cleaner burner technology, flue gas desulphurisation, and selective catalytic processes also play a role. Emissions of carbon dioxide are directly linked to the amount of carbon in the fuel used.
The discharges/emissions are caused by the combustion of fossil motor fuels by stationary sources (furnaces or industrial processes) used by industry and refineries.

Technical note

The table lists actual emissions to air. See the various CO₂ emissions explained for a discussion of the concept of actual emissions and a comparison of 'actual emissions' with other methods for determining CO₂ emissions.

Given the incomplete information in environmental reports for 1999 in this target sector, the emissions of particulate matter and the derived emissions of metal compounds are not available.

References

CCDM (2003). Emissiemonitor. Jaarcijfers 2001 en ramingen 2002. Datawarehouse-Emissieregistratie. Coördinatiecommissie Doelgroepmonitoring, The Hague. You can find descriptions of the calculation method in the meta-information of the Emissiemonitor on the Emissieregistratie website.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium

Recent emission data and descriptions of the calculation methods used (meta-information) can be viewed in detail on the Data Warehouse of the 'Emissieregistratie' website. Emission data can also be found on Statline of Statistics Netherlands.