NAMEA: CO₂ emissions allocated to end products, 2002

If CO₂ emissions are linked to the end products as consumed in the Netherlands, it is found that more than half are emitted for the purposes of exports production.

	CO2 emissions allocated to end demand, 2002
	consumption	consumption	invest-	exports(4)	total, end
	households	government	ments(3)		demand
	(1)	(2)			(5=1+2+3+4)
End products produced in:	%
Agriculture and fisheries	0.4	-	0.1	2.9	3.4
Mining and quarrying	-	-	-	0.4	0.5
Industry	1.7	-	0.5	18.2	20.4
Energy and
water companies	7.0	-	0.5	0.3	7.8
Construction	-	-	1.8	-	1.9
Trade, hotel and catering
and repairs	0.9	-	-	0.4	1.4
Transport	1.8	-	-	6.2	8.1
Services	3.7	4.3	0.5	0.7	9.1
Trade and
transport margins	2.3	-	0.4	1.2	4.0
Total, production domestic	17.9	4.4	3.9	30.4	56.5
Imports 1)	9.8	0.9	4.6	28.2	43.5
Total, production
domestic + imports	27.6	5.3	8.5	58.6	100.0
Source: CBS, 2002.				CBS/EDC/July03/0215
1) With the exception of the imports of services and non-competitive imports.

Difference with direct emissions

There may be substantial differences between the emissions related to end demand and direct emissions. This is because businesses produce intermediary goods as well as end products. Intermediary goods are reabsorbed into the production process and are therefore not allocated to the end demand. In other words, these goods are used by other businesses, where they are once again used to produce intermediary goods or end products. The associated CO₂ emissions are passed on using input-output analyses. For instance, most agricultural products are passed on to the food industry where they are processed into end products. The emissions allocated to the end demand for agriculture are therefore considerably lower than the direct emissions from this sector.
It is striking that a large proportion of the CO₂ emissions related to end products are generated for export purposes.

Technical note

The table allocates CO₂ emissions by economic activity to the end demand. End demand relates to end products that are destined for consumption by households or government, for investments or that are ultimately destined for export.

References

• Haan, M de (1999). Decomposing annual changes in pollution according to their causes: a NAMEA time series analysis. Eurostat report, concerning the project entitled: 'The further development of the NAMEA and its application in the Netherlands', module 2, ref.num.: 98/562/2040/b4/mm. Eurostat, Luxembourg.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• NAMEA: contributions by Dutch consumers and producers to environmental themes, 2002