Preface

Executive Summary

U.S. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in Perspective

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Methane Emissions

Nitrous Oxide Emissions

Halocarbons and Other Gases

Land Use Issues

Appendix A: Estimation Methods

Appendix B: Carbon Coefficients Used in this Report

Appendix C: Uncertainty in Emissions Estimates

Appendix D: Emissions Sources Excluded

Appendix E: Emissions of Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide in the United States, 1949-1997

Appendix F: Common Conversion Factors

References

Glossary

Contacts

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Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States, 1997


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Title XVI, Section 1605(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (enacted October 24, 1992) provides:

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, through the Energy Information Administration, shall develop, based on data available to, and obtained by, the Energy Information Administration, an inventory of the national aggregate emissions of each greenhouse gas for each calendar year of the baseline period of 1987 through 1990. The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall annually update and analyze such inventory using available data. This subsection does not provide any new data collection authority.

The first report in this series, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases 1985-1990, was published in September 1993. This report--the sixth annual report, as required by law-- presents the Energy Information Administration's latest estimates of emissions for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases.

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