year 1990

The emission level of greenhouse gases in the base year 1990, as laid down in the Kyoto Protocol is 214.3 billion CO₂ equivalents (the emissions of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O in 1990 and of F-gases in 1995).

In compliance with the Kyoto Protocol, emissions of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands must be reduced by 6 percent over the period 2008–2012, relative to base year 1990. This commitment can partly be realised abroad by Joint Implementation, Clean Development Mechanism and Emissions Trading.