File: D2.3
Authors: Stijn N. C. Dellaert, Antoon J. H. Visschedijk, Jeroen Kuenen, Ingrid Super, Hugo A. C. Denier van der Gon
This document describes the final version of the TNO greenhouse gas and co-emitted species (GHGco) emission database at a resolution of ~ 6x6 km, as input for modelling of CO2 and its co-emitted species across Europe. It contains annual emissions for the years 2005-2018. This document briefly describes the methodology followed, the improvements compared to the first versions and provides a summary of the results. The dataset covers the entire European domain for main the GHGs: carbon dioxide (distinguishing between fossil fuel CO2 and biofuel CO2) and methane (CH4). Additionally, the dataset includes key co-emitted species that may be used as tracers for CO2 from combustion sources: carbon monoxide (CO, also distinguishing between fossil and biofuel) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). While co-emitted species show stronger trends, fossil fuel CO2 emissions remain rather stable, especially the later years (Figure 1). CO2 from biofuels shows an increasing trend, partly compensating the reduction in CO2 from fossil fuels. CO2 from biofuel in the context of this report comes from a range bioenergy sources, mostly solid biomass (including wood), other biomass and liquid biofuels.
Figure 1: Trends in CO2 from bio fuel (bf) and fossil fuel (ff) from 2005-2018 for the 4 geographical areas in the EU
