Dutch Air Pollution Emissions Under NEC Directive, 1990-2012

The Netherlands reports emissions of large-scale air pollution under the NEC Directive and CLRTAP. The dataset is an annual update as of 31 December, covering the period from 1990 to 2012. It is published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in large-scale air pollutant emissions based on the reported annual data.
• Assessing compliance with National Emission Ceilings (NEC) for the Netherlands.
• Modeling the environmental impact of reported pollution levels over the 22-year period.
• Benchmarking Dutch emissions data against other CLRTAP reporting countries.

Strengths

• Data is reported under the legally binding NEC Directive and CLRTAP, suggesting a formal reporting process.
• Covers a 22-year time range (1990-2012), allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• License (CC-PDM-1.0) is clearly specified, indicating permissible reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Netherlands)

Collection Method

Reported under the NEC Directive and CLRTAP.

Time Range

1990-2012

Freshness

Annual update as of 31 December.

Geography

Netherlands