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Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX IU.K. GREENHOUSE GASES

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Methane (CH4)

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):

  • HFC-23 CHF3

  • HFC-32 CH2F2

  • HFC-41 CH3F

  • HFC-125 CHF2CF3

  • HFC-134 CHF2CHF2

  • HFC-134a CH2FCF3

  • HFC-143 CH2FCHF2

  • HFC-143a CH3CF3

  • HFC-152 CH2FCH2F

  • HFC-152a CH3CHF2

  • HFC-161 CH3CH2F

  • HFC-227ea CF3CHFCF3

  • HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F

  • HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2

  • HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3

  • HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3

  • HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2

  • HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3

  • HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10)

Perfluorocarbons (PFCs):

  • PFC-14, Perfluoromethane, CF4

  • PFC-116, Perfluoroethane, C2F6

  • PFC-218, Perfluoropropane, C3F8

  • PFC-318, Perfluorocyclobutane, c-C4F8

  • Perfluorocyclopropane c-C3F6

  • PFC-3-1-10, Perfluorobutane, C4F10

  • PFC-4-1-12, Perfluoropentane, C5F12

  • PFC-5-1-14, Perfluorohexane, C6F14

  • PFC-9-1-18, C10F18

ANNEX IIU.K. The sum of the effects of recalculated greenhouse gas emissions by Member State as referred to in Article 20(1)

The sum of the effects of recalculated greenhouse gas emissions by Member State shall be calculated using the following formula:

Where:

  • ti, is the Member State’s annual emission allocation for year i as determined pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) and Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC either as determined in 2012 or, if applicable, as determined in 2016 on the basis of the revision carried out in accordance with Article 27(2) of this Regulation and pursuant to Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC;

  • ti,2022 is the Member State’s annual emission allocation for year i pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) and Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC as it would have been calculated if reviewed inventory data submitted in 2022 had been used as an input;

  • ei,j is the Member State’s greenhouse gas emissions for year i as established pursuant to acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 19(6) following the expert inventory review in year j.

ANNEX IIIU.K.

LIST OF ANNUAL INDICATORS

Table 1: list of priority indicators a
a

Member States shall report numerator and denominator, if not included in the common reporting format (CRF).

b

Member States should follow this guidance. If they cannot follow exactly this guidance or if numerator and denominator are not entirely consistent, Member States should clearly indicate this.

c

The references to IPCC source categories refer to IPCC (1996) Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.

NoNomenclature in Eurostat energy efficiency indicatorsIndicatorNumerator/denominatorGuidance/definitionsb c
1MACROTotal CO2 intensity of GDP, t/million euroTotal CO2 emissions, ktTotal CO2 emissions (excluding LULUCF) as reported in the CRF.
GDP, billion euro (EC95)Gross domestic product at constant 1995 prices (source: National Accounts).
2MACRO B0Energy-related CO2 intensity of GDP, t/million euroCO2 emissions from energy consumption, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels (IPCC source category 1A, sectoral approach).
GDP, billion euro (EC95)Gross domestic product at constant 1995 prices (source: National Accounts)
3TRANSPORT C0CO2 emissions from passenger cars, ktCO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels for all transport activity with passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of persons and having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight rating of 3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi).
Number of kilometres by passenger cars, Mkm

Number of vehicle kilometres by passenger cars (source: transport statistics).

Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.

4INDUSTRY A1Energy-related CO2 intensity of industry, t/million euroCO2 emissions from industry, ktEmissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacturing industries, construction and mining and quarrying (except coal mines and oil and gas extraction) including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2). Energy used for transport by industry should not be included here but in the transport indicators. Emissions arising from off-road and other mobile machinery in industry should be included in this sector.
Gross value-added total industry, billion euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacturing industries (NACE 15-22, 24-37), construction (NACE 45) and mining and quarrying (except coal mines and oil and gas extraction) (NACE 13-14) (source: National Accounts).
5HOUSEHOLDS A.1Specific CO2 emissions of households, t/dwellingCO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption households, ktCO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in households (IPCC source category 1A4b).
Stock of permanently occupied dwellings, 1 000Stock of permanently occupied dwellings.
6SERVICES A0CO2 intensity of the commercial and institutional sector, t/million euroCO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption in commercial and institutional sector, ktCO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in commercial and institutional buildings in the public and private sectors (IPCC source category 1A4a). Energy used for transport by services should not be included here but in the transport indicators.
Gross value-added services, billion euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in services (NACE 41, 50, 51, 52, 55, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 99) (source: National Accounts).
7TRANSFORMATION B0Specific CO2 emissions of public and autoproducer power plants, t/TJCO2 emissions from public and autoproducer thermal power stations, ktCO2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat production by public and autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power plants. Emissions from heat only plants are not included.
All products — output by public and autoproducer thermal power stations, PJGross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat and power plants — CHP) by public and autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power plants. Output from heat only plants is not included. Public thermal plants generate electricity (and heat) for sale to third parties, as their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. Autoproducer thermal power stations generate electricity (and heat) wholly or partly for their use as an activity, which supports their primary activity. The gross electricity generation is measured at the outlet of the main transformers, i.e. the consumption of electricity in the plant auxiliaries and in transformers is included. (source: energy balance).
Table 2: list of additional priority indicators a
a

Member States shall report numerator and denominator, if not included in the CRF.

b

Member States should follow this guidance. If they cannot follow exactly this guidance or if numerator and denominator are not entirely consistent, Member States should clearly indicate this.

NoNomenclature in Eurostat energy efficiency indicatorsIndicatorNumerator/denominatorGuidance/definitionsb
1TRANSPORT D0CO2 emissions from freight transport on road, ktCO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel for all transport activity with light duty trucks (vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 3 900 kg or less designated primarily for transportation of light-weight cargo or which are equipped with special features such as four-wheel drive for off-road operation — IPCC source category 1A3bii) and heavy duty trucks (any vehicle rated at more than 3 900 kg gross vehicle weight designated primarily for transportation of heavy-weight cargo — IPCC source category 1A3biii excluding buses).
Freight transport on road, Mtkm

Number of tonne-kilometres transported in light and heavy duty trucks on road; one tonne-kilometre represents the transport of one tonne by road over one kilometre (source: transport statistics).

Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.

2INDUSTRY A1.1Total CO2 intensity — iron and steel industry, t/million euroTotal CO2 emissions from iron and steel, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of iron and steel including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2a), from the iron and steel production process (IPCC source category 2C1) and from ferroalloys production process (IPCC source category 2C2).
Gross value-added — iron and steel industry, billion euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (NACE 27.1), manufacture of tubes (NACE 27.2), other first processing of iron and steel (NACE (27.3), casting of iron (NACE 27.51) and casting of steel (NACE 27.52) (source: National Accounts).
3INDUSTRY A1.2Energy-related CO2 intensity — chemical industry, t/million euroEnergy-related CO2 emissions chemical industries, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of chemicals and chemical products including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2c).
Gross value-added chemical industry, billion euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (NACE 24) (source: National Accounts).
4INDUSTRY A1.3Energy-related CO2 intensity — glass, pottery and building materials industry, t/million euroEnergy-related CO2 emissions glass, pottery and building materials, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fuels in manufacture of non-metallic mineral products (NACE 26) including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat.
Gross value-added — glass, pottery and buildings materials industry, billion euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of non-metallic mineral products (NACE 26) (source: National Accounts).
5INDUSTRY C0.1Specific CO2 emissions of iron and steel industry, t/tTotal CO2 emissions from iron and steel, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of iron and steel including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2a), from the iron and steel production process (IPCC source category 2C1) and from ferroalloys production process (IPCC source category 2C2).
Production of oxygen steel, ktProduction of oxygen steel (NACE 27) (source: production statistics).
6INDUSTRY C0.2Specific energy-related CO2 emissions of cement industry, t/tEnergy-related CO2 emissions from glass, pottery and building materials, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fuels in manufacture of non-metallic mineral products (NACE 26) including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat.
Cement production, ktCement production (NACE 26) (source: production statistics).
Table 3: list of supplementary indicators
NoNomenclature in Eurostat energy efficiency indicatorsIndicatorNumerator/denominatorGuidance/definitions
1TRANSPORT B0Specific diesel related CO2 emissions of passenger cars, g/100 kmCO2 emissions of diesel-driven passenger cars, ktCO2 emissions from the combustion of diesel for all transport activity with passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of persons and having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight rating of 3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi only diesel).
Number of kilometres of diesel-driven passenger cars, million kmNumber of vehicle kilometres of total diesel-driven passenger cars licensed to use roads open to public traffic (source: transport statistics).
2TRANSPORT B0Specific petrol related CO2 emissions of passenger cars, g/100 kmCO2 emissions of petrol-driven passenger cars, ktCO2 emissions from the combustion of petrol for all transport activity with passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of persons and having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight rating of 3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi only petrol).
Number of kilometres of petrol-driven passenger cars, million kmNumber of vehicle kilometres of total petrol-driven passenger cars licensed to use roads open to public traffic (source: transport statistics).
3TRANSPORT C0Specific CO2 emissions of passenger cars, t/pkmCO2 emissions from passenger cars, ktCO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels for all transport activity with passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of persons and having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight rating of 3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi).
Passenger transport by cars, Mpkm

Number of passenger-kilometres travelled in passenger cars; one passenger-kilometre is the transport of one passenger over one kilometre (source: transport statistics).

Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.

4TRANSPORT E1Specific air-transport emissions, t/passengerCO2 emissions from domestic air transport, ktCO2 emissions from domestic air transport (commercial, private, agricultural, etc.), including take-offs and landings (IPCC source category 1A3aii). Exclude use of fuel at airports for ground transport. Also exclude fuel for stationary combustion at airports.
Domestic air-passengers, million

Number of persons, excluding on-duty members of the flight and cabin crews, making a journey by air (domestic aviation only) (source: transport statistics).

Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.

5INDUSTRY A1.4Energy-related CO2 intensity — food, drink and tobacco industry, t/million euroEnergy-related CO2 emissions food industries, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of food products and beverages and tobacco products including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2e).
Gross value-added — food, drink and tobacco industry, million euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of food products and beverages (NACE 15) and tobacco products (NACE 16) (source: National Accounts).
6INDUSTRY A1.5Energy-related CO2 intensity — paper and printing industry, t/million euroEnergy-related CO2 emissions paper and printing, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products and publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media including emissions from combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2d).
Gross value-added — paper and printing industry, million euro (EC95)Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products (NACE 21) and publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media (NACE 22) (source: National Accounts).
7HOUSEHOLDS A0Specific CO2 emissions of households for space heating, t/m2CO2 emissions for space heating in households, ktCO2 emissions from fuel combustion for space heating in households.
Surface area of permanently occupied dwellings, million m2Total surface area of permanently occupied dwellings.
8SERVICES B0Specific CO2 emissions of commercial and institutional sector for space heating, kg/m2CO2 emissions from space heating in commercial and institutional, ktCO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion for space heating in commercial and institutional buildings in the public and private sectors.
Surface area of services buildings, million m2Total surface area of services buildings (NACE 41, 50, 51, 52, 55, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 99).
9TRANSFORMATION D0Specific CO2 emissions of public power plants, t/TJCO2 emissions from public thermal power stations, ktCO2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat production by public thermal power and combined heat and power plants (IPCC source categories 1A1ai and 1A1aii). Emissions from heat only plants are not included.
All products output by public thermal power stations, PJGross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat and power plants — CHP) by public thermal power and combined heat and power plants. Output from heat only plants is not included. Public thermal plants generate electricity (and heat) for sale to third parties, as their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. The gross electricity generation is measured at the outlet of the main transformers, i.e. the consumption of electricity in the plant auxiliaries and in transformers is included (source: energy balance).
10TRANSFORMATION E0Specific CO2 emissions of autoproducer plants, t/TJCO2 emissions from autoproducers, ktCO2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat production by autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power plants.
All products output by autoproducer thermal power stations, PJGross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat and power — CHP) by autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power plants. Autoproducer thermal power stations generate electricity (and heat) wholly or partly for their use as an activity, which supports their primary activity. The gross electricity generation is measured at the outlet of the main transformers, i.e. the consumption of electricity in the plant auxiliaries and in transformers is included (source: energy balance).
11TRANSFORMATIONCarbon intensity of total power generation, t/TJCO2 emissions from classical power production, ktCO2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat production by public thermal power and combined heat and power plantsand by autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power plants. Emissions from heat only plants are not included.
All products output by public and autoproducer power stations, PJGross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat and power — CHP) by public and autoproducer power and combined heat and power plants. Includes electricity production from renewable sources and nuclear power (source: energy balance).
12TRANSPORTCarbon intensity of transport, t/TJCO2 emissions from transport, ktCO2 emissions from fossil fuels for all transport activity (IPCC source category 1A3).
Total final energy consumption from transport, PJIncludes total final energy consumption of transport from all energy sources (including biomass and electricity consumption) (source: energy balance).
13INDUSTRY C0.3Specific energy-related CO2 emissions of paper industry, t/tEnergy-related CO2 emissions paper and printing industries, ktCO2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products and publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media including emissions from combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2d).
Physical output of paper, ktPhysical output of paper (NACE 21) (source: production statistics).
14INDUSTRYCO2 emissions from the industry sector, ktEmissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacturing industries, construction and mining and quarrying (except coal mines and oil and gas extraction) including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2). Energy used for transport by industry should not be included here but in the transport indicators. Emissions arising from off-road and other mobile machinery in industry should be included in this sector.
Total final energy consumption from industry, PJIncludes total final energy consumption of industry from all energy sources (including biomass and electricity consumption) (source: energy balance).
15HOUSEHOLDSCO2 emissions from households, ktCO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in households (IPCC source category 1A4b).
Total final energy consumption from households, PJIncludes total final energy consumption of households from all energy sources (including biomass and electricity consumption) (source: energy balance).

[F1ANNEX IIIA U.K.

Methodologies for monitoring and reporting referred to in point (da) of Article 7(1)

Approach 3: Geographically-explicit land-use conversion data in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.

Tier 1 methodology in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.

For emissions and removals for a carbon pool that accounts for at least 25-30 % of emissions or removals in a source or sink category which is prioritised within a Member State’s national inventory system because its estimate has a significant influence on a country’s total inventory of greenhouse gases in terms of the absolute level of emissions and removals, the trend in emissions and removals, or the uncertainty in emissions and removals in the land-use categories, at least Tier 2 methodology in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.

Member States are encouraged to apply Tier 3 methodology, in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.]

ANNEX IVU.K.

CORRELATION TABLE

Decision No 280/2004/ECThis Regulation
Article 1Article 1
Article 2(1)Article 4(1)
Article 2(2)
Article 2(3)Article 4(3)
Article 3(1)Article 7(1) and Article 7(3)
Article 3(2)Article 13(1) and Article 14(1)
Article 3(3)Article 12(3)
Article 4(1)Article 6
Article 4(2)
Article 4(3)Article 24
Article 4(4)Article 5(1)
Article 5(1)Article 21(1)
Article 5(2)Article 21(3)
Article 5(3)
Article 5(4)
Article 5(5)Article 22
Article 5(6)
Article 5(7)Article 24
Article 6(1)Article 10(1)
Article 6(2)Article 10(3)
Article 7(1)
Article 7(2)Article 11(1) and Article 11(2)
Article 7(3)
Article 8(1)Article 23
Article 8(2)Article 7(4)
Article 8(3)
Article 9(1)Article 26
Article 9(2)
Article 9(3)
Article 10
Article 11Article 28
Article 12Article 29

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