Agriculture

Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant from Agriculture.

The aim of the revision of the methodology was to quantify the amount of nitrogen leached from agricultural soils and to refine the calculation of N2O emissions.

The aim of the revision of the methodology was to quantify the amount of nitrogen leached from agricultural soils and to refine the calculation of N2O emissions.

The result of the revised methodology was the identification of localities where nitrogen leaching in the Slovak Republic took place and the elimination of overestimation of N2O emissions in emission category 3.D.2.

In 2019, a seminar was held, which was attended by representatives of the ministries and scientific research institutions. One of the goals of the seminar was to create a space for discussion with the participating experts on possible proposals for improving the presented procedure.