Austria’s National Air Emission Projections for 2010-2030

The report “Austria’s National Air Emission Projections 2010-2030” presents emission projections reported under the UN/ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboudary Air Pollution. It includes projections for the air pollutants NOx, SO2, NMVOC and NH3 for the years 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2030. The projections for NOx show a remarkable reduction of emissions until 2030. For SO2 no further significant reductions are expected. NMVOC emissions are projected to increase after 2010. For ammonia, a further decrease of emissions in 2010 followed by a relatively constant trend is reported. The comparison with national emission ceiling for 2010 shows compliance for the pollutants SO2, NMVOC and NH3. According to the current projections, the NOx emissions are expected to exceed the emission ceiling considerably. The results are based on a scenario which accounts for all measures implemented before 2nd February 2010 (“with existing measures” scenario).