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In the year 2010, the greenhouse gas emissions slightly increased by 2.4% in EU-27, by 2.1% in EU-15, and only 0.3% in Slovenia compared to 2009. This was due to return to economic growth in many countries and a colder winter leading to an increased heating demand. The most recent data for 2010 shows that Slovenian´s emissions of GHG (19,522 Gg CO2 equivalent) exceeds the Kyoto target (18,726 kilotonnes CO2 equivalent). However, Slovenia is on track to meet the Kyoto target by introducing the assigned sinks (in total amount of 1,320 kilotonnes of CO2 per year).

The indicator shows the movement of the total quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in Slovenia and the main categories of sources. The calculations are based on the IPCC methodology (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Based on the Slovenian ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, which requires an 8% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the 2008-2012 period in comparison to the base year (1986), the indicator also monitors the movement of the global quantity of greenhouse gasses and offers comparison with the EU-15 and the EU-27 countries. In accordance with the international agreements, emissions in the base year are the sum of CO2(carbon dioxide), CH4(methane) and N2O (nitrous oxide) emissions in 1986 and emissions of F-gasses (HFC - hydrofluorocarbons, PFC - perfluorocarbons and SF6- sulphur hexafluoride) in 1995. Emissions in the base year were determined on the basis of the situation recorded in the emission records in July 2007.

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Figure PB03-1: GHG emission trends in Slovenia, EU-15 and EU-27 in relation to the base year emissions (data from land use, land use change and forestry not included)
Sources:

EEA Technical Report 2/2011, Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2010 and inventory report 2012; EEA greenhouse gas data viewer, EEA, 2012; GHG Archives, Slovenian Environment Agency, April 2012

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base year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Austria Tg CO2 equiv. 79 78 82 75 75 76 80 83 82 82
Belgium Tg CO2 equiv. 146 143 145 144 143 149 151 154 146 152
Denmark Tg CO2 equiv. 69 69 79 73 75 79 76 89 79 75
Finland Tg CO2 equiv. 71 70 68 67 69 74 71 77 75 72
France Tg CO2 equiv. 564 559 582 573 548 544 555 572 567 582
Germany Tg CO2 equiv. 1232 1246 1200 1151 1141 1122 1117 1136 1100 1074
Greece Tg CO2 equiv. 107 105 105 106 105 108 110 113 118 123
Ireland Tg CO2 equiv. 56 55 56 56 56 58 59 61 62 65
Italy Tg CO2 equiv. 517 519 521 518 512 505 532 526 532 543
Luxembourg Tg CO2 equiv. 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 9
Netherlands Tg CO2 equiv. 213 212 217 215 220 220 223 231 225 226
Portugal Tg CO2 equiv. 60 60 62 66 65 66 70 68 71 76
Spain Tg CO2 equiv. 290 283 291 298 286 303 314 307 329 339
Sweden Tg CO2 equiv. 72 73 73 73 73 75 74 78 73 74
United Kingdom Tg CO2 equiv. 776 764 771 748 727 715 706 727 701 699
EU-15 Tg CO2 equiv. 4266 4249 4265 4176 4109 4106 4149 4233 4171 4190
Bulgaria Tg CO2 equiv. 133 114 92 85 83 80 82 81 77 71
Cyprus Tg CO2 equiv. / 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9
Czech Republic Tg CO2 equiv. 194 196 182 165 159 149 150 154 152 145
Estonia Tg CO2 equiv. 43 41 38 28 21 22 20 21 20 19
Hungary Tg CO2 equiv. 115 97 90 81 81 80 79 81 79 79
Latvia Tg CO2 equiv. 26 27 25 20 16 14 13 13 12 12
Lithuania Tg CO2 equiv. 49 49 51 30 24 23 22 23 23 24
Malta Tg CO2 equiv. / 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Poland Tg CO2 equiv. 563 457 448 433 434 430 433 446 438 409
Romania Tg CO2 equiv. 278 253 206 180 175 173 181 183 170 153
Slovakia Tg CO2 equiv. 72 72 64 58 54 51 53 53 53 53
Slovenia Tg CO2 equiv. 20 18 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19
EU-27 Tg CO2 equiv. / 5583 5485 5283 5184 5158 5213 5321 5227 5185
Austria index (base y. = 100) 100 99 104 95 95 97 101 105 104 104
Belgium index (base y. = 100) 100 98 100 99 98 102 103 106 100 104
Denmark index (base y. = 100) 100 99 114 105 109 115 110 128 114 109
Finland index (base y. = 100) 100 99 96 94 97 105 100 108 106 101
France index (base y. = 100) 100 99 103 102 97 96 98 101 101 103
Germany index (base y. = 100) 100 101 97 93 93 91 91 92 89 87
Greece index (base y. = 100) 100 98 98 99 98 101 103 106 110 115
Ireland index (base y. = 100) 100 99 101 101 101 104 106 109 112 117
Italy index (base y. = 100) 100 100 101 100 99 98 103 102 103 105
Luxembourg index (base y. = 100) 100 97 102 100 101 94 77 77 72 65
Netherlands index (base y. = 100) 100 100 102 101 103 103 105 109 106 106
Portugal index (base y. = 100) 100 100 103 110 108 110 117 113 118 126
Spain index (base y. = 100) 100 98 100 103 99 104 108 106 113 117
Sweden index (base y. = 100) 100 101 101 101 101 104 103 109 102 102
United Kingdom index (base y. = 100) 100 98 99 96 94 92 91 94 90 90
EU-15 index (base y. = 100) 100 100 100 98 96 96 97 99 98 98
Bulgaria index (base y. = 100) 100 86 69 64 62 60 61 61 58 54
Czech Republic index (base y. = 100) 100 101 94 85 82 77 77 80 78 74
Estonia index (base y. = 100) 100 96 88 65 50 52 47 49 48 44
Hungary index (base y. = 100) 100 84 78 70 70 70 68 70 69 68
Latvia index (base y. = 100) 100 102 95 76 62 54 49 49 47 45
Lithuania index (base y. = 100) 100 100 103 61 49 46 44 47 46 48
Poland index (base y. = 100) 100 81 79 77 77 76 77 79 78 73
Romania index (base y. = 100) 100 91 74 65 63 62 65 66 61 55
Slovakia index (base y. = 100) 100 100 88 81 74 71 74 74 74 73
Slovenia index (base y. = 100) 100 91 85 85 86 86 91 94 96 94
EU-15 target index (base y. = 100)
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Austria Tg CO2 equiv. 80 80 84 86 92 91 93 90 87 87
Belgium Tg CO2 equiv. 145 146 145 144 146 147 144 139 134 137
Denmark Tg CO2 equiv. 73 68 70 69 74 68 64 72 67 64
Finland Tg CO2 equiv. 71 69 74 77 85 80 69 80 78 70
France Tg CO2 equiv. 569 565 565 557 564 563 567 552 542 537
Germany Tg CO2 equiv. 1040 1039 1054 1033 1031 1019 997 999 977 976
Greece Tg CO2 equiv. 123 127 128 128 132 132 136 132 135 131
Ireland Tg CO2 equiv. 66 68 70 68 68 68 69 69 68 68
Italy Tg CO2 equiv. 549 552 558 559 574 577 575 564 556 542
Luxembourg Tg CO2 equiv. 9 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 12 12
Netherlands Tg CO2 equiv. 214 213 215 214 215 217 211 207 206 205
Portugal Tg CO2 equiv. 84 82 83 88 83 85 87 82 79 78
Spain Tg CO2 equiv. 367 381 382 398 405 421 435 427 436 404
Sweden Tg CO2 equiv. 70 69 70 70 71 70 67 67 66 64
United Kingdom Tg CO2 equiv. 668 670 675 654 659 659 654 650 640 626
EU-15 Tg CO2 equiv. 4129 4139 4183 4156 4209 4212 4180 4142 4083 3999
Bulgaria Tg CO2 equiv. 64 63 66 63 68 66 66 67 71 69
Cyprus Tg CO2 equiv. 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
Czech Republic Tg CO2 equiv. 136 146 146 141 145 146 146 148 149 144
Estonia Tg CO2 equiv. 18 17 18 17 19 19 19 18 21 20
Hungary Tg CO2 equiv. 79 77 79 77 80 79 79 78 76 73
Latvia Tg CO2 equiv. 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12
Lithuania Tg CO2 equiv. 21 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 25 24
Malta Tg CO2 equiv. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Poland Tg CO2 equiv. 399 385 382 368 381 385 389 405 407 401
Romania Tg CO2 equiv. 136 141 143 147 153 151 149 153 150 147
Slovakia Tg CO2 equiv. 51 49 52 52 52 52 51 51 49 50
Slovenia Tg CO2 equiv. 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21
EU-27 Tg CO2 equiv. 5075 5078 5131 5086 5172 5178 5149 5132 5079 4974
Austria index (base y. = 100) 102 102 107 109 116 116 117 114 111 110
Belgium index (base y. = 100) 100 100 100 99 101 101 99 95 92 94
Denmark index (base y. = 100) 105 98 101 100 107 98 92 103 97 92
Finland index (base y. = 100) 100 98 105 108 119 113 97 112 110 99
France index (base y. = 100) 101 100 100 99 100 100 101 98 96 95
Germany index (base y. = 100) 84 84 86 84 84 83 81 81 79 79
Greece index (base y. = 100) 115 119 120 119 123 123 127 124 126 123
Ireland index (base y. = 100) 119 122 126 123 123 122 125 124 123 122
Italy index (base y. = 100) 106 107 108 108 111 112 111 109 108 105
Luxembourg index (base y. = 100) 68 73 77 82 86 96 98 97 93 91
Netherlands index (base y. = 100) 100 100 101 101 101 102 99 97 96 96
Portugal index (base y. = 100) 140 137 138 146 137 141 144 136 131 129
Spain index (base y. = 100) 127 131 132 137 140 145 150 147 151 139
Sweden index (base y. = 100) 98 96 97 98 98 97 93 93 91 88
United Kingdom index (base y. = 100) 86 86 87 84 85 85 84 84 82 81
EU-15 index (base y. = 100) 97 97 98 97 99 99 98 97 96 94
Bulgaria index (base y. = 100) 48 47 50 47 51 50 50 51 53 52
Czech Republic index (base y. = 100) 70 75 75 73 74 75 75 76 77 74
Estonia index (base y. = 100) 41 40 41 40 44 45 44 42 50 46
Hungary index (base y. = 100) 68 67 69 67 69 68 69 67 66 64
Latvia index (base y. = 100) 42 40 42 42 42 43 43 45 47 45
Lithuania index (base y. = 100) 42 39 41 42 42 44 46 47 51 49
Poland index (base y. = 100) 71 68 68 65 68 68 69 72 72 71
Romania index (base y. = 100) 49 51 51 53 55 54 54 55 54 53
Slovakia index (base y. = 100) 71 68 73 72 73 72 71 71 68 70
Slovenia index (base y. = 100) 91 92 97 98 97 98 100 101 102 105
EU-15 target index (base y. = 100)
2009 2010 EU-15 target
Austria Tg CO2 equiv. 80 85
Belgium Tg CO2 equiv. 125 132
Denmark Tg CO2 equiv. 61 61
Finland Tg CO2 equiv. 66 75
France Tg CO2 equiv. 515 522
Germany Tg CO2 equiv. 912 937
Greece Tg CO2 equiv. 125 118
Ireland Tg CO2 equiv. 62 61
Italy Tg CO2 equiv. 492 501
Luxembourg Tg CO2 equiv. 12 12
Netherlands Tg CO2 equiv. 199 210
Portugal Tg CO2 equiv. 74 71
Spain Tg CO2 equiv. 366 356
Sweden Tg CO2 equiv. 60 66
United Kingdom Tg CO2 equiv. 572 590
EU-15 Tg CO2 equiv. 3719 3798
Bulgaria Tg CO2 equiv. 59 61
Cyprus Tg CO2 equiv. 11 11
Czech Republic Tg CO2 equiv. 135 139
Estonia Tg CO2 equiv. 16 21
Hungary Tg CO2 equiv. 67 68
Latvia Tg CO2 equiv. 11 12
Lithuania Tg CO2 equiv. 20 21
Malta Tg CO2 equiv. 3 3
Poland Tg CO2 equiv. 382 401
Romania Tg CO2 equiv. 123 121
Slovakia Tg CO2 equiv. 44 46
Slovenia Tg CO2 equiv. 19 20
EU-27 Tg CO2 equiv. 4610 4721
Austria index (base y. = 100) 101 107
Belgium index (base y. = 100) 86 91
Denmark index (base y. = 100) 88 88
Finland index (base y. = 100) 93 105
France index (base y. = 100) 91 93
Germany index (base y. = 100) 74 76
Greece index (base y. = 100) 117 111
Ireland index (base y. = 100) 111 110
Italy index (base y. = 100) 95 97
Luxembourg index (base y. = 100) 87 92
Netherlands index (base y. = 100) 93 99
Portugal index (base y. = 100) 124 117
Spain index (base y. = 100) 126 123
Sweden index (base y. = 100) 83 92
United Kingdom index (base y. = 100) 74 76
EU-15 index (base y. = 100) 87 89
Bulgaria index (base y. = 100) 44 46
Czech Republic index (base y. = 100) 69 72
Estonia index (base y. = 100) 38 48
Hungary index (base y. = 100) 58 59
Latvia index (base y. = 100) 42 47
Lithuania index (base y. = 100) 40 42
Poland index (base y. = 100) 68 71
Romania index (base y. = 100) 44 44
Slovakia index (base y. = 100) 61 64
Slovenia index (base y. = 100) 96 96
EU-15 target index (base y. = 100) 92
Figure PB03-2: Annual GHG emissions in Slovenia by main categories of gasses
Sources:

GHG Archives, Slovenian Environment Agency, April 2012.

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base year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
CO2 1000 t CO2 equiv. 16282 16357 15793 15515 15456 14796 13785 13702 14069 14205
CH4 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2376 2187 2177 2160 2164 2132 2053 2132 2072 2064
N2O 1000 t CO2 equiv. 1370 1392 1408 1351 1293 1271 1189 1282 1187 1215
F-gases 1000 t CO2 equiv. 326 287 328 230 261 268 313 117 117 117
- HFC 1000 t CO2 equiv. 29 np np np np np np np np np
- PFC 1000 t CO2 equiv. 286 276 318 220 250 257 303 107 106 105
- SF6 1000 t CO2 equiv. 12 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 11 11
total 1000 t CO2 equiv. 20354 20222 19706 19256 19174 18466 17340 17233 17444 17600
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
CO2 1000 t CO2 equiv. 15027 15696 16007 15744 15117 15226 16140 16288 16042 16391
CH4 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2056 2018 2023 2057 2032 2127 2096 2185 2152 2155
N2O 1000 t CO2 equiv. 1230 1234 1261 1275 1272 1307 1282 1299 1250 1198
F-gases 1000 t CO2 equiv. 151 145 154 146 151 162 173 199 230 250
- HFC 1000 t CO2 equiv. 32 30 35 31 29 41 52 66 93 111
- PFC 1000 t CO2 equiv. 106 102 105 102 105 106 106 116 119 120
- SF6 1000 t CO2 equiv. 13 13 14 13 16 16 16 17 18 18
total 1000 t CO2 equiv. 18465 19093 19445 19222 18572 18823 19691 19971 19674 19993
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
CO2 1000 t CO2 equiv. 16688 16877 17008 17974 16047 16122
CH4 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2165 2188 2193 2075 2035 2036
N2O 1000 t CO2 equiv. 1207 1221 1226 1156 1167 1135
F-gases 1000 t CO2 equiv. 285 297 286 226 220 229
- HFC 1000 t CO2 equiv. 133 154 177 188 196 199
- PFC 1000 t CO2 equiv. 133 125 91 21 7 14
- SF6 1000 t CO2 equiv. 19 18 18 17 16 17
total 1000 t CO2 equiv. 20344 20583 20712 21431 19469 19522
Figure PB03-3: Annual GHG emissions in Slovenia by sectors
Sources:

GHG Archives, Slovenian Environment Agency, April 2012

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base year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
transport 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2008 2040 2332 2512 2545 2749 2597 2679 3097 3419
energy industries 1000 t CO2 equiv. 6729 6729 6376 6459 6565 6265 5345 5867 5645 5255
industrial processes 1000 t CO2 equiv. 1328 1317 1342 1319 1313 1318 1198 933 796 953
fuels in manufacturing industries and construction 1000 t CO2 equiv. 4406 4404 3902 3674 3446 3119 3057 2663 2503 2665
fuels in residential and commercial sectors 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2366 2363 2384 1976 2027 1808 2126 1886 2368 2275
agriculture 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2334 2219 2251 2197 2143 2141 2008 2185 2045 2059
waste 1000 t CO2 equiv. 566 491 502 512 526 532 531 524 538 543
other 1000 t CO2 equiv. 618 659 618 606 610 535 477 497 453 431
total 1000 t CO2 equiv. 20354 20222 19706 19256 19174 18466 17340 17233 17444 17600
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
transport 1000 t CO2 equiv. 3757 4350 4412 3806 3618 3763 3891 3896 4030 4171
energy industries 1000 t CO2 equiv. 5627 5237 5650 5885 5194 5498 6203 6452 6184 6314
industrial processes 1000 t CO2 equiv. 1002 998 1028 1012 1032 1063 1133 1148 1227 1271
fuels in manufacturing industries and construction 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2615 2478 2220 2286 2297 2269 2211 2244 2158 2276
fuels in residential and commercial sectors 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2437 3060 3131 3161 3376 3051 3123 2980 2900 2836
agriculture 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2047 1999 2002 2050 2032 2137 2109 2179 2085 1992
waste 1000 t CO2 equiv. 549 555 567 583 605 623 635 647 657 701
other 1000 t CO2 equiv. 431 416 436 439 418 420 386 425 432 433
total 1000 t CO2 equiv. 18465 19093 19445 19222 18572 18823 19691 19971 19674 19993
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
transport 1000 t CO2 equiv. 4442 4652 5227 6152 5337 5272
energy industries 1000 t CO2 equiv. 6325 6379 6596 6388 6091 6219
industrial processes 1000 t CO2 equiv. 1373 1433 1447 1327 973 971
fuels in manufacturing industries and construction 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2486 2593 2346 2305 1918 1900
fuels in residential and commercial sectors 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2583 2358 1912 2277 2187 2228
agriculture 1000 t CO2 equiv. 2006 2023 2078 1965 1996 1963
waste 1000 t CO2 equiv. 713 729 692 619 575 577
other 1000 t CO2 equiv. 416 415 413 397 393 392
total 1000 t CO2 equiv. 20344 20583 20712 21431 19469 19522
Figure PB03-4: Overview of measures taken in order to acheive the Kyoto target
Sources:

Operational programme for limiting greenhouse gas emissions until 2012, Ministry of RS for Environment and Spatial Planning, July 2009

Goals

An 8% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the period of 2008-2012 with respect to the value as identified in the base year (1986), among others, by attaining the following area goals:
• 12% share of renewable energy sources in the primary energy balance by 2010
• 25% share of renewable energy sources in heat supply by 2010
• 33.6% share of electricity from renewable sources by 2010
• 7.5% share of biofuel in traffic by 2015
• 9% cumulative end energy savings in the 2008-2016 period
• 10% increase in the efficiency of energy use in the industry and service sector by 2010 in comparison to 2004
• 10% increase in the efficiency of energy use in buildings by 2010 compared to 2004
• 15% increase in the efficiency of energy use in the public sector by 2010 compared to 2004
• 10% increase in the efficiency of energy use in traffic by 2010 compared to 2004
• Doubling the share of electricity from cogeneration from 800 GWh in 2000 to 1,600 GWh in 2010

Last modified
05.06.2012
Author(s)

Tajda Mekinda Majaron, Nataša Kovač, Slovenian Environment Agency