Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

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The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government publication
annual report
greenhouse gas emissions inventory
accessMode online
accessURL https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks
acronym U.S. GHG Inventory
authority United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Programs
conformsTo Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines
country United States
dataType national greenhouse gas inventory data
describedBySource United States Environmental Protection Agency website
frequency annual
includes methodological descriptions
sectoral trend analysis
time series of emissions estimates
uncertainty analysis
isPartOf U.S. obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
language English
publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency
purpose inform climate policy
quantify national greenhouse gas emissions
quantify national greenhouse gas removals
track progress toward climate goals
relatedTo U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution
U.S. climate mitigation strategies
reportsOn carbon dioxide emissions
fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions
methane emissions
nitrous oxide emissions
sectorCoverage agriculture sector
energy sector
industrial processes and product use
land use, land-use change, and forestry
waste sector
spatialCoverage U.S. states and territories (aggregated nationally)
territory of the United States
startTime 1990
subject climate change
climate policy
greenhouse gas emissions
greenhouse gas removals
national emissions accounting
submittedTo United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
temporalCoverageStart 1990
use baseline for U.S. climate mitigation analysis
input for policy and regulatory impact assessments
national reporting under the UNFCCC

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