Assessment of greenhouse gases emission from civil aviation in Russia

The greenhouse gases emission (CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O) from domestic and international aviation in the Russian Federation is assessed. In 2007, the total emission of CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O amounted to 18.4 million tons of CO 2 -equivalent, which is 21% below the 1990 level. Carbon dioxide dominate...

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Published in:Russian meteorology and hydrology 2011, Vol.36 (1), p.18-24
Main Authors: Grabar, V. A., Gitarskii, M. L., Dmitrieva, T. M., Glukhovskaya, E. P., Khor’kova, N. I., Kirichkov, S. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Atmospheric Sciences
Aviation
Carbon dioxide
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Emissions
Greenhouse gases
Meteorology
Methane
Nitrous oxide
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Summary:The greenhouse gases emission (CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O) from domestic and international aviation in the Russian Federation is assessed. In 2007, the total emission of CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O amounted to 18.4 million tons of CO 2 -equivalent, which is 21% below the 1990 level. Carbon dioxide dominates in the component composition of the emissions, its part in 2007 accounted for 99.1% of the emission. Taking into account the tendency towards increasing fuel consumption due to intense aircraft traffic it can be expected that compared to the present level the greenhouse gases emissions in 2012 and 2020 will increase by 15 and 45%, respectively. Accounting for the increased aircraft emissions as well as plans of foreign countries to include the international aviation into the scheme of greenhouse gases emission allowance (trade credits) it is expedient to make more precise the greenhouse gases emissions from the Russian aviation based on the detailed flight data for all types of the aircraft.
ISSN:1068-3739
1934-8096
DOI:10.3103/S1068373911010031