Analysis of differences between national inventories and an Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China;2. Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China;3. College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China;4. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;5. Academy of Resource and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;1. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States;2. Department of Geological and Chemical Sciences, University of Modena, Italy;3. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, United States;4. International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8 St., Miami, FL 33199, United States;5. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156, United States |
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| Abstract: | A comparison is made of national greenhouse gas inventories for the Climate Convention, (including US country study results) and an emissions database for global atmospheric research (EDGAR). The comparison pointed to some gaps in reporting and some large differences within sectors. In most cases the differences can be traced down to the use of different emission factors or the use of national statistics that differed from the internationally available ones. Comparison of inventories may stimulate the scientific exchange of data and increase the consensus on emissions. This comparison of semi-independent databases may therefore reduce uncertainties in emissions estimates. The exercise illustrated the usefulness of standard reporting formats and the availability of background information other than the official National Communications to the Climate Convention. The comparison may lead to major revisions of officially reported methane emissions in several countries. |
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