Protocol
on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
The 1985 Helsinki Protocol on
the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary
Fluxes by at least 30 per cent
| The Protocol to the Convention
on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on
the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their
Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 per cent
was entered into force in 1987. Twenty-one ECE
countries are Parties to this Protocol, which
aims at abating one of the major air pollutants.
As a result of this Protocol, substantial cuts
in sulphur emissions have been recorded in Europe:
Taken as a whole, the 21 Parties to the 1985
Sulphur Protocol reduced 1980 sulphur emissions
by more than 50% by 1993 (using the latest available
figure, where no data were available for 1993).
Also individually, based on the latest available
data, all Parties to the Protocol have reached
the reduction target. Eleven Parties have achieved
reductions of at least 60%. Given the target
year 1993 for the 1985 Sulphur Protocol, it
can be concluded that all Parties to that Protocol
have reached the target of reducing emissions
by at least 30%. |
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