Evolution of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions of air pollutants at global and regional scales during the 1980–2010 period

• DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0154-1
• Publication Date: 2011-08-08T13:21:42Z
• Authors: Claire Granier; Bertrand Bessagnet; Tami Bond; Ariela D’Angiola; Hugo Denier van d...; Gregory J. Frost; Angelika Heil; Johannes W. Kaiser; Stefan Kinne; Zbigniew Klimont; Silvia Kloster; Jean-François Lam...; Catherine Liousse; Toshihiko Masui; Frederik Meleux; Aude Mieville; Toshimasa Ohara; Jean-Christophe Raut; Keywan Riahi; Martin G. Schultz; Steven J. Smith; Allison Thompson; John van Aardenne; Guido R. van der ...; Detlef P. van Vuuren
• Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/550; 550; [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; J; [SDE.MCG] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; 13. Climate action; Taverne; 11. Sustainability; SDG 13 - Climate Action; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Several different inventories of global and regional anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions are assessed for the 1980-2010 period. The species considered in this study are carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and black carbon. The inventories considered include the ACCMIP historical emissions developed in support of the simulations for the IPCC AR5 assessment. Emissions for 2005 and 2010 from the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) are also included. Large discrepancies between the global and regional emissions are identified, which shows that there is still no consensus on the best estimates for surface emissions of atmospheric compounds. At the global scale, anthropogenic emissions of CO, NO