Comparative analysis of greenhouse gas emission inventory for Pakistan: Part II agriculture, forestry and other land use and waste

Understanding Pakistan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission status is critical for identifying the national targets GHG mitigation with respect to nationally determined contributions (NDCs). This study focuses on development of (CO2, CH4, and N2O) inventories agriculture, forestry other land use (AFOLU) waste sectors using 2006 IPCC Guidelines. should be seen as a direct continuation preceding one (Part I [ Available online at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2020.05.002]) which discusses energy industrial processes product in compliance 1996 It also provides sector-specific comparative time series (1994–2017) analysis inventories, identification key categories, emissions trend Pakistan. The results indicate an average relative difference (on 1994–2017) 19% 6% total (CO2-eq) from AFOLU sector respectively between absolute over entire was range 3–67 Mt CO2-eq 1–7 respectively. Findings further reveal that quantity by Guidelines 10% lower complete compared CO2, CH4 N2O ?1%, 9%, 48% Key category based estimates identified three each contributing ?10% level assessment latest year 2017 accounting approximately half emissions. In order improve reliability Pakistan needs move under higher Tier approach particularly categories.