UK greenhouse gas inventory, 1990 to 2010: annual report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change

This is the United Kingdom’s National Inventory Report (NIR) submitted in April 2012 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It contains national greenhouse gas emission estimates for the period 1990-2010, and the descriptions of the methods used to produce the estimates.The GHGI is compiled according to IPCC 1996 Revised Guidelines and Good Practice Guidance (IPCC, 1997; 2000 and 2003), with reference to the new 2006 IPCC Guidelines (IPCC, 2006). Each year the inventory is updated to include the latest data available. Improvements to the methodology are backdated as necessary to ensure a consistent time series. Methodological changes are made to take account of new data sources, or new guidance from IPCC, relevant work by CORINAIR, and new research, sponsored by DECC or otherwise.