Summary
This is the UK's official National Inventory Report submitted to the UNFCCC, providing authoritative greenhouse gas emission estimates across all economic sectors including agriculture and land use for 1990–2014. The report documents emissions using internationally standardised methodologies and cross-references data with the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, serving as the primary baseline record for UK climate policy, target-setting, and international compliance.
UK applicability
This is the definitive governmental greenhouse gas inventory for the United Kingdom and directly underpins UK climate policy, carbon budgeting, and sectoral emission reduction targets. The agricultural and land-use emission estimates are essential reference data for evaluating farming system performance and designing mitigation strategies within UK agricultural policy.
Key measures
Annual greenhouse gas emissions (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O) by sector and source category; emission trends over 25-year period; methodological approaches and uncertainty assessments
Outcomes reported
The report quantified comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions from all UK economic sectors including agriculture and land use for the period 1990–2014, using standardised international protocols. Emissions were calculated and documented to fulfil international climate change reporting obligations under the UNFCCC.
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