Climate Change in Eastern Europe

Total greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Moldova

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Moldova

Million tonnes of CO 2 equivalent

Million tonnes of CO 2 equivalent

50

50

Waste Agriculture Industrial processes Energy Land use, land use change and forestry

40

40

30

30

20

20

10

10

0

0

1990 1995 2000 2001

2003 2004 2005 2002

2002

2003

2004

2005

1990 1995 2000 2001

СО

СH 4

N 2 О

Source: UNFCCC, 2011.

Source: UNFCCC, 2011.

Produced by ZOI Environment Network, 2011.

Produced by ZOI Environment Network, 2011.

Moldova

• The second major source of emissions is agriculture whose contribution to total emissions was 12% in 1990 and 18% in 2005. The share of the waste sector was 4% in 1990 and 12% in 2005 and the share of industry 3% in 1990 and 5% in 2005. • In 2005, absorption by forests slightly declined compared to 1990, from 1.7 to 1.4 tonnes of CO 2 equivalent.

• Between 1990 and 2005 total GHG emissions declined fourfold: from 41 to 11 million tonnes of CO 2 equiva- lent. CO 2 emissions fell most significantly (by 80%), with methane down by 40% and nitrous oxide by 58%. • The energy sector, the main source of GHG emissions, varied between 80 and 65% in the period from 1990 to 2005.

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