Trend analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in the Veneto Region

This study focuses on data of the greenhouse gases emissions in the Veneto Region taken from the regional inventory of atmospheric emissions (INEMAR) in the three periods 2005, 2007/08 and 2010. The analysis concerns CO₂, N₂O and CH₄. It considers the main emissions activities of the SNAP97 nomenclature. Through this study we can observe how the situation relative to greenhouse gas emissions in the Veneto Region in the period 2005–2010 is improving. Although methane and nitrous oxide present far superior global warming potentials, the strong predominance of carbon dioxide in terms of quantity means that it turns out to me the gas mainly responsible for the greenhouse effect. In fact, by converting the three greenhouse gases into CO₂ equivalent, the emissions distribution per SNAP macro sector presents characteristics very similar to that of CO₂. In this respect, the biggest issue is confirmed to be road transport emissions, with particular attention to be paid to passenger cars which produce almost 56% of CO₂ equivalent for the region.