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SO2 emissions (1 000 tonnes): linking policy to emission reductions in the Netherlands

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In the Netherlands, a shift in fuel from oil to natural gas produced a net decrease in SO2 emissions until the mid-1980s when greater use of coal reversed the trend. Since 1983, the sulphur content of coal has been reduced, while flue gas desulphurization units began to be fitted to Dutch power plants in 1986, with 96 per cent equipped by 1996

Note: the reference line above is based on electricity produced

Source: EEA 2000

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