The U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: Fast Facts
Author:
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Date Published:
04/2006
Description:
1990 –2009 Trends
• Total GHG emissions rose 7.3 percent since 1990
• Dominant gas emitted was CO2, mostly from fossil fuel combustion
• Methane emissions increased by 1.7 percent
• Nitrous oxide emissions decreased by 6.2 percent
• HFC, PFC, and SF6 emissions have grown by 58.8 percent
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