Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange Network - The database

Purpose of the database

By co-signing the Paris Agreement, the Netherlands, as part of the EU, has committed to far-reaching greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2050, in order to mitigate global warming and the associated climate risks. For energy consumption and energy-consuming processes that currently rely heavily on fossil fuels, the consequences are wide-ranging.

One of the areas where many changes are required - with large uncertainties about what these entail - is the manufacturing industry. The MIDDEN project aims to support industry, policymakers, analysts, and the energy sector in their common efforts to achieve deep decarbonisation.

Scope of the database based on direct emissions

Our scope is based on the entities that report their direct emissions to the Dutch Emissions Authority. Furthermore, we apply the following two selection criteria:

• Emissions over the 2013-2017 period must average more than 10 kt CO₂ equivalents.
• The entities do not solely produce electricity.

More information

• United Nations: The Paris Agreement
• Dutch Emissions Authority: Emission data industry