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Data Profile: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
Overview
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency collects the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, which is also the official U.S. report submitted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Data include gases by type and source, including transportation-related sources. Emissions are measured by mass and by mass weighted by each gas's potential to cause global warming. Available key data series include 1) greenhouse gas emissions by type, mode, and industrial sector and 2) greenhouse gas emissions by mass and by mass weighted by the each gas's potential to cause global warming. Visit the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories.
Coverage
Data in the Inventory are national.
Availability


First Year	1990
Last Year	1999
Frequency	Annual

Summary Tables

National Transportation Statistics

Air Pollution Trends in Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Areas in Nonattainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Criteria Pollutants
Estimated National Emissions of Carbon Monoxide
Estimated National Emissions of Lead
Estimated National Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides
Estimated National Emissions of Particulate Matter (PM-10)
Estimated National Emissions of Particulate Matter (PM-2.5)
Estimated National Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide
Estimated National Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use by Sector

Related Links

AirData
Energy Perspectives: Trends and Milestones 1949-2000
National Emission Trends database
United States Energy History


Data Source and Contacts

Data Provider Agency	Environmental Protection Agency
Data Provider Office	Global Warming Office
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