Emissions of Greenhouse Gases further Decreasing

Politics ♦ Published: September 19, 2012; 15:48 ♦ (Vindobona)

Between 1995 and 2010, the Austrian emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases were reduced considerably in many cases.

Emissions of Greenhouse Gases further Decreasing / Picture: © Vindobona.org

This results calculated by Statistics Austria take into account emissions caused by persons living in Austria as well as enterprises and institutions registered in Austria.

The highest reductions were achieved for sulphur dioxide (SO2; -57.6%), carbon monoxide (CO; -48.9%) as well as non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC; -39.1%). But also emissions of methane…