MK – NI 061

The indicator tracks the trends intotal suspended particles (TSP).

kt (kilotons per year)

What progress has been made in overall reduction of emissions of total suspended particles in the Republic of Macedonia?

In 1990 total national emissions of TSP were 57.4 kt. By comparison, in 2016 emissions are reduced by 62% and amount to 22 kt. A big difference in TSP emissions is in 2016 in relation to 2015 where the reduction is 39%. The main reason for this decrease (2016 in relation to 2015) was due to lower emissions from industrial processes (ferroalloy production), 54%, and from energy production 64%.

The Diagram below shows annual trend in the emissions of total suspended particles (TSP) for the period 1990 to 2016.

Diagram 1.Trend in emissions of total suspended particles (TSP)

Under the CARDS Programme, Inventory of air emissions of the main pollutants in the country was established in 2005 in accordance with the EMEP methodology by individual sectors, i.e. activities, and in 2014 Inventory including all pollutants was prepared.Starting from 2014, the Republic of Macedonia carries out calculations of national emissions for all pollutants.

The emission sources, within this national indicator, are made according to the following categorization:

The main sources of emissions of TSP in 2016 are sectors 2 – Commercial, Institutional and household, 4 –Industry (production) (mainly 2C2 Ferroalloy production) and 1 – Energy production and distribution with shares of 43,7%, 21,7% and 14,3%, respectively.

Diagram 2. Emissions oftotal suspended particles (TSP) by SNAP sectors per year in 2016

Which different sectors and processes contribute to TSP emissions?

Main sources of TSP emissions in 2016 are the NFR categories 1A4 – Other sectors (primarily household heating), 2 – Industrial processes (mainly 2C2 Ferroalloy production) and 1A1 Energy industries with shares of 48%, 26% and 14%, respectively, in the total emissions of TSP.

NFR sectors of categories 1B – Fugitive emissions from fuels, 3 – Agriculture and 5 – Waste are insignificant sources of emissions of TSP.

For the years 2001, 2002 and 2009, emissions are very low, compared to other years. The reasons for this are that emissions from the production of ferroalloys are very low due to the fact that in these years the ferrosilicon production company has worked with limited capacity and the quantities of ferrosilicon produced are 80-90% lower compared to the production in 2014.

From 2013 to 2014, emissions again decreased by 23%, due to lower emissions from ferroalloy production, as well as reduced household heating emissions. A significant reduction in emissions in 2016 compared to 2015 occurs mainly due to the large reduction of TSP emissions from NFR categories 2 – Industrial processes (mainly 2C2 Ferroalloys production), due to the reduced capacity in the operation of the ferrosilicon production plant, and 1A1 – Energy industries.

Diagram 3. Emissions of total suspended particles (TSP) by NFR sectors per year

Data coverage: excel_1, excel_2

Sources of data: The data used refers to overall national emissions and emissions categorized by NFR delivered by EEA member and collaborating states to EEA and Secretariat of the United Nations. Data is accessible per country on the following web address:http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/mk/un/clrtap/inventories/envwovm7g/.

• Methodology for indicator calculation

The methodology for this indicator calculation is based on calculated national emissions and emissions by NFR categories of this pollutant as reported to EEA (European Environmental Agency) and UNECE/EMEP (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/Cooperative programme for monitoring and evaluation for transboundary air pollution transfer under the Convention on Transboundary Air Pollution Transfer) in February 2016. Data used in this report is in accordance with the data submitted, the difference being that additional allocation of national emissions has been made apart from NFR (as sent to international organizations) also by sectors.

Calculations are in line with the Guidebook of EMEP/EEA on air emissions inventory taking published in 2009, Guidebook of 2013 and Guidebook of 2016. The Guidebook contains emission factors which have been used in the calculations, except for the energy sector where calculations were made by use of country specific factors or use of data from the measurements completed in the period 2008-2016 for this polluting substance for the NFR category 1A1a concerning electricity and heat producing plants.