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Change in Luxembourg GHG emissions/removals from 1990 to 2012, %
Change in GHG emissions/removals from 1990 to 2012, %
1. Energy
0.64
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1.A.1. Energy industries
2812.5
1.A.2. Mfg. industries and construction
-79.7
1.A.3. Transport
1.A.4. Other sectors
1.A.5. Other
1.B. Fugitive emissions
139.5
22.7
0.0
146.8
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2. Industrial processes
3. Solvents
4. Agriculture
-62.3
-49.1
-10.2
5. LULUCF -232.1
6. Waste
-39.1
7. Other
0.0
-500.00 0.00 500.00 1000.00 1500.00 2000.00 2500.00 3000.00
Source: UN (2013) Summary of GHG Emissions for Luxembourg, UN Climate Change Secretariat
GHG emissions by gas
1990 (without LULUCF) 2012 (without LULUCF)
Ongoing research on the persistence and durability of soil carbon restoration indicates several
factors of uncertainty. As recently summarized, “the net sequestration of GHGs by the land
N2O
3.69%
surface may even diminish HFCs+PFCs+SF6
N2O
as methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions increase with
CH4
0.10%
3.93%
further intensification of agriculture and forestry.” 127 CH4
HFCs+PFCs+SF6
3.58%
3.61%
0.64%
Ongoing, accurate, and increasingly finegrained
measurement is imperative to provide the level of assurance that soil carbon sinks are
persisting, and not becoming GHG sources over time. The Internet of Things can play a highly
effective role in providing the monitoring, measurement and verification functions, from the
CO2
CO2
91.82%
farm field through all the steps 92.62% and stages of the agriculture value chain.
In addition to GHG 1990 (with emissions, LULUCF) the agriculture sector’s use of pesticides 2012 (with and LULUCF) fertilizers continues
to impact the nation’s water resources. The quality of two thirds of Luxembourg's groundwater
was ranked unsatisfactory in 2015 according to Carole Dieschbourg, Minister of Environment.
N2O
3.64%
HFCs+PFCs+SF6
0.10%
CH4
0.66%
A pesticide spill 3.49% in 2014 resulted in the considerable contamination CH4 of the lake of Esch-sur Sûre,
3.75%
the main drinking water reservoir of the country, leading to a ban on the herbicide Metolachlor,
as well as tight new restrictions on the application of the herbicide Metazachlor. Monitoring
from 2008—2012 detected pesticides at 70% below ground monitoring points.
CO2
92.77%
N2O
4.12% HFCs+PFCs+SF6
CO2
91.47%
127 Schulze ,E.D., S. Luyssaert, P. Ciais, A. Freibauer, J.A.. Janssens et al (2016) Importance of methane and nitrous
oxide for Europe’s terrestrial greenhouse-gas
GHG emissions
balance,
by sector
Nature
(without
Geoscience,
LULUCF)
Vol. 2, December 2009,
http://www.nature.com/naturegeoscience. 1990 .
2012
Industrial
Processes
12.57%
Solvents
0.19%
Agriculture
5.77%
Waste
0.64%
Other
0.00%
Solvents
0.10%
Industrial
Processes
5.16%
Agriculture
5.65%
Waste
0.42%
Other
0.00%
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