Calculation and reporting of N₂O and CO₂ emissions mandated by CBAM in ammonia, urea, nitric acid and nitrogen fertiliser production.
Fertilisers are a sector where CBAM **also mandates reporting of N₂O (nitrous oxide) emissions**. N₂O has 273 times the global warming potential of CO₂ and arises as a by-product especially in nitric acid production. CarbonEmit calculates N₂O separately for abated and unabated installations.
Türkiye's fertiliser export volume to the EU is moderate, but ammonia and nitric acid intermediates can create **indirect CBAM liability in other CBAM-covered downstream products** (e.g. explosives, chemicals). CarbonEmit propagates the embedded emission of intermediate fertilisers to downstream products automatically.
The product codes below fall under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and require embedded emission reporting for exports to the EU.
Official source: European Commission CBAM Regulation (EU 2023/956 Annex I)
CarbonEmit provides sector-specific emission factors, automatic CN code mapping and CBAM XML/Excel output ready for direct upload to the EU CBAM Transitional Registry.
Ammonia (CN 2814), nitric acid (CN 2808), AN/CAN nitrate fertilisers (CN 3102), compound NPK fertilisers (CN 3105), urea and potassium nitrate (CN 2834 21/31) all fall under CBAM.
N₂O emission for nitric acid plants is calculated as specific emission factor × production quantity. Modern tertiary-abatement plants typically yield 2 kg N₂O/tonne HNO₃, while unabated plants can reach 9 kg N₂O/tonne. CarbonEmit selects the right factor automatically based on abatement type, vintage and efficiency data you provide.
Ammonia produced via natural gas reforming has embedded emissions of ~1.6-2.0 tonnes CO₂e/tonne NH₃. CarbonEmit tracks CO₂ along the process flow from natural gas calorific value and carbon content.
CBAM requires you to propagate embedded emissions of intermediate ammonia, nitric acid and phosphoric acid into the final fertiliser product. CarbonEmit takes CBAM data from your suppliers and performs raw-material-to-product (mass balance) emission propagation.
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