Department of Emissions

Slovakia’s Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory: New data confirms steady long-term progress

Slovakia has taken another important step in air quality protection. In mid-February 2026, the Department of Emissions and Biofuels submitted a complete National Emission Inventory of air pollutants for the years 1990 to 2024 to the United Nations...

Slovakia’s 2024 Emission Inventory: Significant Drop in Industrial Emissions and Surprising Trend in Transport

The Emissions and Biofuels Department of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) has successfully submitted official greenhouse gas emission data for 2024 to the European Union and the EEA. Slovakia shows a year-on-year decline across most...

The EMISSIONS & BIOFUELS team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

We wish all our website readers a very Merry Christmas filled with optimism, good health and love. Above all, we wish for better air quality, low emissions and even less waste. In the New Year, we wish you a good mood, positive news, accurate...

Highlights from International Sessions on Air Quality Protection

In December 2025, we participated in two significant international events focused on air quality – the 5th EU Clean Air Forum in Bonn and the 45th session of the Executive Body of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) in...

Public Transport as the Architect of the City and Its Metropolitan Area

Cities in Central and Eastern Europe are experiencing a turbulent construction boom after decades of transformation, driven largely by private investment. Although this development brings modern buildings and economic activity, it conceals a...

We Participated in the 40th Air Protection 2025 Conference

On Wednesday, November 26, the 40th annual traditional conference Air Protection 2025 successfully ended, having built significant reputation and prestige over its long history in the field of air protection and climate change. The conference was...