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2011 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
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INVENTORY OF U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS: 1990-2009
(April 2011)
USEPA #430-R-11-005
Read or download the entire Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009 (PDF, 459 pp., 14.4MB, About PDF). For faster access, individual report sections are posted below, for example the Executive Summary (PDF, 28 pp., 2.84MB).
EPA also makes available a fast facts card that summarizes U.S. GHG emissions data from 1990-2009 that is available for download.
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Download the Complete Report (PDF)(PDF, 459 pp., 14.4MB)
Individual sections of the report are also available for download:
Upfront (PDF) (6 pp, 77K) - Includes title page, acknowledgments and preface.
Table of Contents (PDF) (16 pp, 162K) - Plus a list of tables and figures.
Executive Summary (PDF) (28 pp, 2.84MB) - Provides a broad overview of all U.S. greenhouse gas emission sources and sinks, introduces key concepts and discusses the primary drivers for changes in emissions. All material in the Executive Summary is drawn from the following chapters.
Introduction (PDF) (21 pp, 344K) - Includes background information on greenhouse gas emission inventories, an introduction to climate change, a discussion of methodological issues and plans for QA/QC and an uncertainty analysis.
Trends in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF) (36 pp, 425K) - Provides an overview of emission trends and discusses the primary drivers for changes in emissions.
Energy (PDF) (70 pp, 778K) - Discusses and quantifies energy related emissions of all greenhouse gases resulting from stationary and mobile source activities including fuel combustion and fugitive fuel emissions.
Industrial Processes (PDF) (80 pp, 604K) - Addresses emissions from industrial processes not directly related to energy activities.
Solvent and Other Product Use (PDF) (6 pp, 104K) - Addresses emissions resulting from the use of solvents and evaporative emissions of greenhouse gases arising from other types of product use.
Agriculture (PDF) (40 pp, 5.4MB) - Addresses anthropogenic emissions from agricultural activities (not including fuel combustion and sewage emissions, which are addressed in the Energy and Waste chapters).
Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (PDF) (72 pp, 6.6MB) - Addresses emissions and removals from forest and land-use change activities, primarily carbon dioxide.
Waste (PDF) (22 pp, 220K) - Addresses emissions from waste management activities.
Other (PDF) (2 pg, 69K) - Addresses emissions from the "Other" IPCC sector.
Recalculations and Improvements (PDF) (4 pp, 104K) - Includes an overview of changes in this year's report, including historical data, methodology and other changes relative to the 1990-2008 report.
References (PDF) (55 pp, 393K)
All Annexes (PDF) (389 pp, 7.8MB) - Supplementary information, data tables, detailed emission calculations and methodological discussions.
Annex Introduction and TOC (PDF) (1 pg, 226K)
Annex 1 (PDF) (18 pp, 393K) - Key Category Analysis.
Annex 2 (PDF) (91 pp, 724K) - Methodology and Data for Estimating CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion.
Annex 3 (PDF) (220 pp, 6.9MB) - Methodological Descriptions for Additional Source or Sink Categories.
Annex 4 (PDF) (10 pp, 268K) - IPCC Reference Approach for Estimating CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion.
Annex 5 (PDF) (2 pp, 228K) - Assessment of the Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Not Included.
Annex 6 (PDF) (23 pp, 331K) - Additional Information.
Annex 7 (PDF) (21 pp, 355K) - Uncertainty.