CHANGES IN GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE. THE CASE OF POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to show the changes in greenhouse gases emissions in the years 1990- 2016 from agriculture in Poland in the context of changes in emissions and legislation in the European Union. Fluctuations in the values of methane and nitrous oxide emissions in the reporting period were also presented. The conducted analysis shows that total GHG emissions in 2016 were reduced by 36.2%, methane by 41.8% and nitrous oxide by 26.9% in comparison to 1990. The main factors causing changes in the level of total GHG emissions and specific gases were differences in the number of livestock and the usage of mineral fertilizers. null