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TurkStat announced greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the year 2008.

Turkey's Statistical Board, TurkStat, said on Friday that the overall GHG emission for the year 2008 as CO₂ equivalent is 366.5 million tones.

TurkStat announced greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the year 2008.

The inventory results revealed that the overall GHG emission for the year 2008 as CO₂ equivalent is 366.5 million tones. In overall 2008 emissions, the energy sector has the largest portion with 76%, the energy sector is followed by the waste with 9%, and industrial sectors and the agricultural activities are 8% and 7% respectively.

The emission as CO₂ eq. of 2008 is 96% higher than that of 1990.

The highest CO₂ emission increase was observed in energy industries in 2008

In Turkey, the highest CO₂ emission increase was observed in energy industries with 114% in 2008. It is followed by manufacturing industries with 79%.

CO₂ emissions from energy sector has the biggest share in total CO₂ emissions in 2008

Approximately 91% of total CO₂ emission is emitted from energy sector and the rest portion, which is %9, was originated from industrial processes in 2008. However, 59% of CH4 emission is originated from waste disposal and 31% from agricultural activities while 72% of N₂O emission is from agricultural activities.

In terms of fuel combustion, 36% of total CO₂ emissions is originated from energy industries while 19% from manufacturing industries, 16% from transport and 21% from other sectors in 2008.

The National Greenhouse Gas Emissions were calculated by using Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines. The Emission Inventory includes direct GHGs as carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), nitrous oxide (N₂O), F gases with GHG precursors as nitrous oxides (NO_x), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. The emission from land use and land use change are not included in the inventory. The emissions from synhtetic fertilizers, animal manure applied to soils, n-fixing crops, agricultural waste and wastewater activities were calculated first time for the years between 1990 and 2008. In addition, emissions from cement production was revised according to tier 2 methodology which is recommended in Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines.