December 2003

Trends and Resources

HP Impact: Miscellany of note from the US DOE

US greenhouse gas emissions grew muchslower than the economy in 2002. Greenhouse gas emissions increasedby 0.5% in 2002, from 6,829 million metric tons carbon dioxideequivalent (MMtCO2e) in 2..

Weirauch, Wendy, Hydrocarbon Processing Staff

US greenhouse gas emissions grew much slower than the economy in 2002. Greenhouse gas emissions increased by 0.5% in 2002, from 6,829 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMtCO 2e) in 2001 to 6,862 MMtCO 2e in 2002, according to “Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2002”, a recent report from the Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov). The 2002 increase of 0.5% is well below the rate of economic growth of 2.4% and below the average annual growth rate in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 of 0.9%. Total CO 2emissions grew by 0.8% (less than the 1.2% average from 1990 to 2002) while emissions of methane

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