Eleven states fail to meet LRTAP commitments

Eleven EU member states have failed to meet one or more of their commitments under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. Denmark and Spain exceeded three ceilings (for nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and ammonia (NH₃)) while Germany exceeded two ceilings (NOx and NMVOCs). Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden (all NOx) and Finland (NH₃) exceeded one ceiling.

Of the main air pollutants, sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions have fallen the most since 1990 (-82%), followed by carbon monoxide (CO) (-62%), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) (-56%), nitrogen oxides (NOx) (-47%) and ammonia (NH₃) (-28%). Emissions of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) have fallen by 15% since 2000.

Source: European Environment Agency

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