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National Inventory Report: 1990-2003
New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2003 (including the Common Reporting Format (CRF) for 2003).
Only emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride are included in New Zealand's total emissions figures. Emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide totalled 99.3% of total emissions in 2003. To compare and total all the emissions from different gases, a Global Warming Potential (GWP) is used to convert all gases back to the equivalent warming effect of carbon dioxide. The GWP's are based on analysis by the IPCC and agreed to by parties to the UNFCCC.
Acknowledgements
Lead authors
Len Brown Ministry for the Environment
Sonia Petrie Ministry for the Environment
Key contributors
Helen Plume Ministry for the Environment
Ram SriRamaratnam & Stuart Black Ministry of Economic Development
Gerald Rys & Paul Lane Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Technical contributors and contracted specialists
Industrial processes sector: Wayne Hennessy, CRL Energy Ltd (non-CO2 emissions and solvents)
Agriculture sector: Harry Clark, AgResearch; Frank Kelliher, Landcare Research; Stewart Ledgard, AgResearch; David Lillis, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Land use change and forestry sector: Steve Wakelin, Forest Research; Peter Stephens, Ministry for the Environment
Waste sector: Scott Gulliver, Ministry for the Environment; Tom Wetherill and Woody Xiao, Waste Management NZ
We also wish to acknowledge the many valuable contributions provided by experts from industry, local government and science organisations in the development of this inventory.
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