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What is being done about Air Pollution
UK Air Quality Strategy
Act on CO2
Local Air Pollution Control (LAPC)
Integrated Pollution Control
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
European Community action to protect the ozone layer
1988 Sofia Protocol on Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes
1991 Geneva Protocol on the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds
1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
1998 Heavy Metals Potocol
1998 Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
1999 Gothenberg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone
Large Combustion Plant Directive
1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The UK's climate change programme
1997 Kyoto Protocol
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Emissions of Air Pollutants in the UK

NAEI AEA Technology

This is the website for the UKs National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI). The NAEI is funded by Defra, The Welsh Government, The Scottish Government and The Department of Environment, Northern Ireland. The NAEI compiles estimates of emissions to the atmosphere from UK sources such as cars, trucks, power stations and industrial plant. These emissions are estimated to help to find ways of reducing the impact of human activities on the environment and our health.

NAEI AEA TechnologyWhat is Air Pollution?
If you are interested in seeing a particular pollutant
then select it here and click go

The Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) website, funded by Defra, provides searchable and downloadable data on emissions in the UK PRTR.

Emissions and Removals of Greenhouse Gases from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2010

The official statistics report on Emissions and Removals of Greenhouse Gases from Land Use, Land use Change and Foresty (LULUCF)for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, covering 1990-2010, is now available for download.
13 April 2012

Release of the LRTAP National Statistics

The United Kingdom have submitted the 2012 submission to the UN Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) today. The data include the main air quality pollutants and cover the time series from 1980 to 2010. The data are available on the EIONET website now.

Defra have also released their national statistics release covering the LRTAP submission. The "Emissions of Air Pollutants in the UK, 1970 to 2010 - Supplementary" can be found on the Defra website now.

21 February 2012

Defra publish 2011 NECD Stats Today

The Defra Stats release shows the headline figures and background information for the four NECD pollutants NOx, SOx, NMVOC and NH3 for 2005-2010. The data is also available on the EIONET website now.
16 December 2011

2009 Detailed/Summary Emissions Data

The Data Warehouse of the website has been updated with the 2009 detailed and summary emissions data.
26 May 2011

2009 Emission Factor Database

The Emission Factor Database is now updated with 2009 data. This database contains the emission factors used to calculate the 2009 UK Emissions Inventory.
26 May 2011

Emissions and Removals of Greenhouse Gases from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990-2009

The above report to the Department for Energy and Climate Change, The Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and The Northern Ireland Department of Environment is now available for download.
15 April 2011

2009 Emissions Summary Data

The 2009 emissions summary data are now available for download. The Data Warehouse of the website will be updated with the 2009 data over the next couple of weeks. Please note that the data in the file are consistent with the territories covered under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.
28 March 2011

Release of the LRTAP National Statistics

The United Kingdom have submitted the 2011 submission to the UN Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) today. The data include the main air quality pollutants and cover the time series from 1980 to 2009. The data are available on the EIONET website now.

Defra have also released their national statistics release covering the LRTAP submission which can be found on the Defra website now.

10 February 2011

ONS Environmental Accounts Data

Environmental Accounts present analysis of energy and emissions data, considering national production and consumption patterns, to reflect economic accounting boundaries. The Accounts draw upon NAEI emissions data for the UK, and integrate other data such as cross-boundary transfers of fuel use between countries. More information available here.
10 February 2011

Defra publish 2010 NECD Stats Today

The Stats release shows the headline figures and background information for the four NECD pollutants NOx, SOx, NMVOC and NH3 and is available on the Defra website now.
16 December 2010

1990-2008 Air Quality Pollutant Emission Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The 1990-2008 Air Quality Pollutant Emission Inventories report is now available.
13 October 2010

Devolved Administrations GHG Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1990 to 2008

The DA GHG Inventories report is now available.
7 September 2010

UK Emissions of Air Pollutants 1970 to 2008

The UK Emissions of Air Pollutants 1970 to 2008 report is now available.
6 September 2010

2008 Emissions Maps

Maps of 2008 emissions data are now available. 2008 Emission Maps.
28 June 2010


Different
types of
Air Pollution
Pollutants that cause increased acidity in the environment (Acid rain). This has harmful effects on ecosystems and causes damage to buildings and crops.  The nitrogen containing pollutants also enrichen the soils with nitrogen encouraging the growth of nitrogen loving plants to the detriment of other species Acidification and Eutrophication
Pollutants that cause the earths atmosphere to retain heat and thereby affect global climate Climate Change
Ground level ozone is a toxic air pollutant that is produced from the reaction ofother air pollutants in the presence of sunlight.  It damages plants and is a respiritory irritant. Groundlevel Ozone
Atmospheric particulates are a hazard to health and can reduce visability. Particulate formation
Pollutants that can destroy the high altitude ozone that protects the earth from harmful UV radiation Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Pollutants that are toxic to human health or the environment Toxic Air Pollution
Pollutants survive in the atmosphere for long periods.  They can be transported long distances and can have significenthealth and environmental  impacts outside the country of origin. Transboundary Air Pollution


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