Overview of the main methods for estimating black carbon emissions from road transport
Black carbon is not yet monitored in Russia (no emission calculations are performed presence in the atmosphere and fallout on the underlying surface are not investigated), black carbon is not included in the number of gases subject to control in the National Anthropogenic Emission Inventory Report. The lack of a unified national generally accepted methodology for calculating black carbon emissions from road transport raises the question of applying international methods for estimating emissions in Russia. To solve this problem, the results of comparing various methods for estimating black carbon emissions from road transport were presented, a choice was made in favor of one of them, and a pilot inventory of black carbon emissions from road transport on the territory of the Russian Federation was performed. The paper presents data on the distribution of black carbon emissions by car type and fuel, compares the quality and standards for fuel in Russia and other countries, and substantiates the need for an inventory of black carbon emissions in the Russian Federation and gives recommendations for its implementation.