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Recalculations - Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Compared to the previous submission, the National Total reported for 1990 remains unaltered.

Table 1: Changes of emission estimates 1990

Submission 2024 Submission 2025 Difference Reasoning
NFR Sector [kg] relative see description and reasoning in:
NATIONAL TOTAL 1,735.78 1,735.78 0.00 0.00%
NFR 1 - Energy 588.96 588.96 0.00 0.00%
NFR 2 - IPPU 1,146.82 1,146.82 0.00 0.00%
NFR 3 - Agriculture NA
NFR 5 - Waste 0.0000005 0.0000005 0.0000000 0.00%
NFR 6 - Other NA

The changes within the National Total reported for 2022 (-3.94 kg or 1.85 %) are dominated by changes in NFR sub-categories 1.A.1.a (-3.94 kg), 1.A.4.b i (+1.19 kg) and 1.A.2.g viii (-1.04 kg) togehter with a variety of small revisions throughout NFR 1 and with the most significant percental change occuring for NFR 1.A.2.g viii with minus 6.19 %.

Table 2: Changes of emission estimates 2022

Submission 2024 Submission 2025 Difference Reasoning
NFR Sector [kg] relative see description and reasoning in:
NATIONAL TOTAL 213.40 209.46 -3.94 -1.85% sub-category chapters
NFR 1 - Energy 145.67 141.72 -3.94 -2.71% sub-category chapters
1.A.1.a 101.87 97.93 -3.94 -3.87% here
1.A.2.g viii 16.83 15.79 -1.04 -6.19% here
1.A.3.b i 0.001092 0.001089 -0.000003 -0.29% here
1.A.3.b ii 0.000120 0.000118 -0.000003 -2.36% here
1.A.3.b iii 0.00004190 0.00004186 -0.00000005 -0.11% here
1.A.3.b iv 0.000140 0.000135 -0.000004 -3.05% here
1.A.3.d ii 0.0818 0.0813 -0.0005 -0.59% here
1.A.4.a i 3.81 3.66 -0.15 -3.85% here
1.A.4.b i 22.64 23.83 1.19 5.23% here
1.A.4.c i 0.343 0.339 -0.003 -0.97% here
NFR 2 - IPPU 67.74 67.74 0.00 0.00%
NFR 3 - Agriculture
NFR 5 - Waste 0.000002 0.000002 0.00 0.00%
NFR 6 - Other NA