Energy and the Environment
Croatia Croatia ratified the LRTAP Convention and the commitment of Croatia, under the ratified Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions is to maintain the SO2 emission under the 117kt level until 2010 or, to reduce the emission by 22 % in relation to the 1980 level.
Croatia has signed, but not yet ratified the Kyoto Protocol under which it has the obligation to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from man-made sources by 5 % in the period from 2008-2012.
The most important for the energy sector in this context is to monitor the emissions of SO2, NOx and CO2.
The SO2 emission mainly comes from industrial energy plants and thermal power plants. In 2004 SO2 emission was 48 % below the obligation deriving from Kyoto Protocol on further reduction of SO2 emission, in the last years lies in the fact that the emission frrom the power sector was reduced by half due to a more favourable structure and better quality of used fuels. The use of fuel oil in 2004 is as much as 60 % below the 1999 level...
NOx emission in 2004 was 2 % lower than the year before, and 20% lower than the 1990 emission.
According to preliminary results of the 2004 compilation, total CO2 emission is 4 % below the previous year, but 1% above the commitment defined by the Kyoto Protocol, if CO2 emission is observed seperately.
In July 2005 a complete Greenhouse Gas Inventory and the National Report on Inventory for the period 1990-2003 was completed. They are made in full compliance with reporting guidelines and the recommended IPCC methodology. According to the compilation the total greenhouse gas emission in the territory of Croatia in 2003 was 1 % lower than the signed Kyoto Protocol.
Low emission is the result of a significant contribution of hydro power and natural gas in electricity production, substantial import of electricity, combined electricity and heat energy production, small number of energy intensive industrial units and low consumption of energy per capita. [Ministry of Economy, Republic of Croatia]
CO2-Emissions
CO2-Emissions per Capita of Croatia, other CEEC, Austria, and the EU 15, 2007
Air Pollution
| SO2 | NOx | CO2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mg/y | % | Mg/y | % | Gg/y | % |
Thermal plant Combustion | 21,625 | 32.3 | 9,099 | 11.8 | 4,081 | 22.9 |
Non-industrial Furnace Combustion | 6,509 | 9.7 | 3,702 | 4.8 | 3,039 | 17.0 |
Industrial Combustion | 31,229 | 46.7 | 12,413 | 16.1 | 5,250 | 29.4 |
Road Traffic | 4,323 | 6.5 | 34,132 | 44.4 | 4,167 | 23.3 |
Other Mobile Sources | 3,209 | 4.8 | 17,579 | 22.9 | 1,311 | 7.3 |
TOTAL | 66,965 | 100.0 | 76,925 | 100.0 | 17,849 | 100.0 |
The pollutants inventory for the territory of Croatia has been being systematidcally made since 1995, by determining emissions for 1990 and following the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UECE). The compulsory registration of emissions is based on the Law on Air Protection.
