Descrizione 1
Andrea Gagna
This section presents the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission intensity related to energy use in the paper and printing industry in Italy, analyzed both in relation to value added and to production volume. In 2020, compared to the previous year, emission intensity per unit of production decreased by 2.2%, while intensity per unit of value added increased by 2.7%. In terms of long-term trends since 1990, the indicator—calculated both by value added and production—shows a general increase. This indicator, covering the period 1990–2020, is reported annually to the European Commission as part of the EU greenhouse gas emissions monitoring mechanism and the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.
CO₂ emission intensity is expressed as the ratio of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion for the production of pulp, paper, and paper products as well as publishing, printing, and recorded media reproduction, including emissions from energy generation (electricity and heat), to: the sector’s value added, at basic prices, chain-linked volumes (2015 reference year); the physical output of the paper industry.
The indicator thus provides information on tonnes of CO₂ emitted per million euros of value added and per tonne of paper produced, from 1990 to 2020.
The purpose is to provide information on the main drivers and to highlight progress made at the national level, regularly, across different sectors, from both socio-economic and environmental perspectives. The data include tonnes of CO₂ emitted per million euros of value added and per tonne of paper produced.
Regulation (EU) No 525/2013; Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014; Commission Decision 2005/166/EC
Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC) requires Member States to report to the Commission, by January 15, each year (year X), CO₂ emission intensity indicators for year X-2, as defined in Annex III.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014 outlines the structure, format, transmission procedures, and review of the information reported under Regulation 525/2013.
Commission Decision 2005/166/EC, implementing Decision 280/2004/EC, lays down modalities for monitoring anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and for evaluating progress toward commitments under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. It ensures timeliness, completeness, accuracy, consistency, comparability, and transparency of reporting by the EU and its Member States. It also mandates annual submission of data on key and supplementary indicators starting in 2005 (indicators referred to in Article 3(1)(j) of Decision No. 280/2004/EC).
Descrizione 2
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APAT, 2008. Carbon Dioxide Intensity Indicators.
http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/contentfiles/00004100/4151-co2intensityindicators08.pdf/ -
ASSOCARTA, various years. Environmental Report of the Italian Paper Industry.
http://www.assocarta.it/it/documenti/category/6-pubblicazioni.html?download=381:rapporto-ambientale-2020http -
ISPRA, various years. CO₂ emission data:
https://emissioni.sina.isprambiente.it/serie-storiche-emissioni/ -
ISPRA, various years. CO₂ intensity indicators:
http://emissioni.sina.isprambiente.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Annex-II-Reporting-template-indicators-2022.xlsx
Qualificazione dati
ISPRA data were used, specifically the carbon dioxide emission intensity indicators, officially reported each year to the EU within the framework of the MMR (Monitoring Mechanism Regulation) on greenhouse gas emissions. These indicators are available at the following link:
http://www.sinanet.isprambiente.it/it/sia-ispra/serie-storiche-emissioni/indicatori-di-intensita-di-emissione-di-anidride-carbonica-italia/view
ISPRA, various years. CO₂ emission data available at:
https://emissioni.sina.isprambiente.it/serie-storiche-emissioni/
Istat, various years. Value Added data available at:
http://dati.istat.it/
National
1990 - 2020
Qualificazione indicatore
Indicators are calculated as the ratio of CO₂ emissions (in tonnes) from the paper industry to the sector’s value added (in million euros) or paper production (in tonnes). Results are presented as fixed-base index numbers (1990=100).
In 2020, CO₂ emissions from the paper industry amounted to 4.66 Mt, a 6.2% reduction compared to the previous year (Table 1). Emission intensity per unit of value added was 500.6 t CO₂ per million euros, a 2.7% increase from 2019. Emissions per tonne of paper produced in 2020 were 0.55 t/t, a 2.2% decrease from the previous year (Table 2).
CO₂ emissions from energy use in the paper industry increased by about 50.1% from 1990 (minimum value of 3.1 Mt) to 2020, peaking in 2005 at 5.5 Mt (Table 1 and Figure 1). The sector's value added rose 8.5% from 1990 to 2020, with a low in 1991 (8,591 million euros) and a high in 2007 (10,436 million euros). Emission intensity per value added rose 38.4%, from 361.7 t/million euros in 1990 to 500.6 t/million euros in 2020, with a peak in 2009 (569.2 t/million euros) (Table 1).
Paper production increased by 38%, from 6.2 Mt in 1990 to 8.5 Mt in 2020 (peak in 2007 at 10.1 Mt). This increase was lower than the rise in emissions, resulting in an 8.7% increase in specific CO₂ emissions per tonne of paper, from 0.50 t/t in 1990 to 0.55 t/t in 2020, with a peak in 2009 at 0.63 t/t (Table 2 and Figure 2).
Dati
Figure 1: CO₂ Emission Intensity Relative to the Value Added of the Paper Industry
ISPRA, ISPRA (CO₂ emissions) and ISTAT (value added)
Figure 2: Specific CO₂ Emissions Relative to Paper Production
ISPRA, ISPRA (CO₂ emissions), Assocarta (production)
Table 1: Carbon Dioxide Emission Intensity Relating to Energy Use in the Paper and Printing Industry in Italy, Relative to Value Added
ISPRA elaboration, based on ISPRA data (CO₂ emissions) and ISTAT data (value added)
Table 2: Specific Carbon Dioxide Emissions Related to Energy Use in the Paper and Printing Industry in Italy, Relative to Production
ISPRA elaboration, based on data from: ISPRA (CO₂ emissions) and Assocarta (production data)
In the paper industry, CO₂ emission intensity per million euros of value added ranged from 361.7 t in 1990 to 500.6 t in 2020, peaking at 569.2 t in 2009 (Table 1). Emissions per tonne of paper produced varied from 0.50 t in 1990 to 0.55 t in 2020, with a maximum of 0.63 t in 2009 (Table 2).