Austria’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2006

In the report “Austria’s annual greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2006”, the Federal Environment Agency presents the latest developments in greenhouse gas emissions in Austria. The amount of greenhouse gas emissions in 2006 is 91.1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This represents a reduction of 2.2 million tonnes or 2.3 % compared to 2005 and an increase of 15.1 % compared to the Kyoto base year 1990. The main drivers compared to 2005 are the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the transport, energy and space heating sectors. The English report follows in format and content the mandatory requirements of the EU greenhouse gas monitoring system 280/2004/EC for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. It enshrines the annual transmission of updated greenhouse gas emissions data to the European Commission on 15 January.