Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008

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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008

2010-04-01
By United States. Environmental Protection Agency

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United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA 430-R-10-006
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract:

An emissions inventory that identifies and quantifies a country's primary anthropogenic sources and sinks of greenhouse gases is essential for addressing climate change. This inventory adheres to both 1) a comprehensive and detailed set of methodologies for estimating sources and sinks of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, and 2) a common and consistent mechanism that enables Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to compare the relative contribution of different emission sources and greenhouse gases to climate change. In 1992, the United States signed and ratified the UNFCCC. As stated in Article 2 of the UNFCCC, “The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.”
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4876/dot_4876_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 18.79 MB]
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Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection
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