| Between 1990 and 1994, the emissions
of greenhouse gases (GHG) rapidly decreased during the
transition to a market economy.
CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions are
calculated as CO2 equivalents, taking into
consideration their global heating potential (CO2-1, CH4-21,
N2O-310). The Figure shows that the emissions have
declined, reaching 34% of the level in 1990. The greatest part of
the emissions is from the energy (53%) and transport (19%) sectors.
Since 1990, the amount of emissions contributed by waste
management as increased by many times. After 2000, considering
economic development predictions, the emissions of greenhouse gases are expected to gradually increase.
There are large areas of forest and agricultural land which fix
carbon dioxide by photosynthesis. In CO2 equivalents,
in the second half of the 1990's the amount of fixed carbonis
approximately equal to emissions.
Emissions of greenhouse effect gases and
the amount of fixed carbon dioxide in plant photosynthesis
processes
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