Air pollutant emissions in Switzerland from 1990 to 2016

Air pollutant emissions in Switzerland have fallen sharply since 1980. The drop in PM_2.5 fine particulate matter has been especially marked. In 2016, emissions in Switzerland were roughly 7,000 tonnes, which is around 30 percent less than in 2005. Under the Convention Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, Switzerland is obliged to draw up an annual inventory of air pollutant emissions. INFRAS was a key participant in the corresponding report, having been commissioned as its lead author by the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment.