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Global Anthropogenic Emission Inventory for Methane (CH4) from EDGAR/RIVM and the Global Emissions Inventory Activity (GEIA), IGBP/IGAC

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This data set contains global 1990 and 1995 methane (CH4) emissions inventory from anthropogenic sources.

Description

Sources of methane considered include: industry, power generation, transportation, coal production, oil and gas production, agriculture, agricultural waste, biomass burning, and waste treatment. EDGAR 2.0 provided global annual emissions for 1990 of CH4 both per region and on a 1x1 degree grid for all anthropogenic sources.

In the follow-up project the database was extensively validated and an uncertainty analysis was carried out (Olivier et al., 2001a,b). Most of the applications of EDGAR 2.0 over the last couple of years are model studies, but EDGAR data are also extensively used for policy applications for which emissions data on country level were calculated with the EDGAR information system. Over 700 users have downloaded EDGAR 2.0 data.

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EDGAR datasets have also been used in IPCC Assessments, both on source strengths and on spatial distribution of emissions in emission scenarios (IPCC, 2000a, 2001). EDGAR 2.0 has been updated to EDGAR 3.2: an update and extension from 1990 to 1995 for all gases and extended time series for direct greenhouse gases to 1970-1995.

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