Topic: greenhouse gases

A guide on design and implementation of effective GHG programs based on internationally accepted standards and methodologies for GHG accounting and reporting.

On November 15th, Governors of nine Midwestern U.S. states and the Premier of Manitoba signed the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, a new agreement to establish regional goals and initiatives to increase energy security, promote renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

This publication is an in-depth study and data analysis of GHG emissions for 8 Midwest U.S. States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

CAIT 2.0, WRI’s climate data explorer, enables user-friendly analysis on a wide range of climate-related data questions. Start using CAIT 2.0 at the following link:

34 U.S. states, 2 Canadian provinces, and 2 Native American nation establish a single, unified GHG emissions accounting system.

This figure shows the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and GDP. Even when emissions targets point downward, they may not necessarily imply a significant departure from business as usual.

An analysis of GHG Intensity targets, underlying indicators, rationales, real-world applications, and implementation issues.

Note: this chart has been updated with 2005 data.

This chart shows how emissions from the major emitting countries contribute to the world total.

Worldwide emissions of CO2 have risen steeply since the start of the industrial revolution, with the largest increases coming after 1945.

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Provides a comprehensive assessment of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the global, national, sectoral, and fuel levels and identifies implications of the data for international cooperation on global climate change.

Source: http://cait.wri.org

While the ANWR Coastal Plain may make a contribution to U.S. oil supply a decade from now, we cannot rely on ANWR to significantly alleviate our long-term security problems stemming from our heavy reliance on increasingly imported oil.

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U.S. Historical and Future Trends: GHGs, GDP, and Intensity

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Global Emissions of CO2 From Fossil Fuels: 1900-2004

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Top 25: GHG Emissions, Population and GDP

Facing the United States' Oil Supply Problems: Would opening up ANWR Really Make a Difference?

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