Other targets
Emission ceilings
In Europe the regional air pollution is regulated by a number of protocols
under the UNECE CLRTAP (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention
on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution) Convention.
The objectives of the new protocol – the Gothenburg Protocol – is
to control and reduce the emissions of SO2, NOx, NMVOC and NH3. In contrary
to the former protocols the parties to the convention are not obliged to comply
with certain reduction ratios from a baseline year. Instead emission ceilings
have been set from the knowledge of critical loads and environmental impact
on ecosystems within the geographical area of Europe. The table shows the emission
ceilings for Denmark in 2010 together with the emissions in 2004.
| Pollutants (tonnes) |
SO2 |
NOx |
NMVOC |
NH3* |
| Emission ceilings |
55000 |
127000 |
85000 |
69000 |
| Emissions, 2004 |
24429 |
181368 |
116499 |
97838 |
* The NH3 emission ceiling is excluded emissions from straw treatment and crops.
The same emission ceilings are given in the EU directive: Directive 2001/81/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on National
Emission Ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants. The directive is also
called the NEC-directive
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