Voluntary reporting of greenhouse gases 1997
The Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program, required by Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, records the results of voluntary measures to reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. In 1998, 156 US companies and other organizations reported to the Energy information Administration that, during 1997, they had achieved greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon sequestration equivalent to 166 million tons of carbon dioxide, or about 2.5% of total US emissions for the year. For the 1,229 emission reduction projects reported, reductions usually were measured by comparing an estimate of actual emissions with an estimate of what emissions would have been had the project not been implemented.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 348897
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EIA--0608(97); ON: DE99002463; NC: NONE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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