Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions | greenhouse gases sources
Onthispage:OverviewTotalEmissionsin2020=5,981 MillionMetricTonsofCO2equivalent.Percentagesmaynotaddupto100%duetoindependentrounding.*LandUse,Land-UseChange,andForestryintheUnitedStatesisanetsinkandremoves approximately13%ofthesegreenhousegasemissions.Thisnetsink isnotshownintheabovediagram.AllemissionestimatesfromtheInventoryofU.S.GreenhouseGasEmissionsandSinks:1990–2020.[2]Largerimagetosaveorprint[3][1]Greenhousegasestrapheatandmaketheplanetwarmer.Humanactivitiesareresponsibleforalmostallof...
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Overview Total Emissions in 2020 = 5,981 Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to independent rounding.* Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry in the United States is a net sink and removes approximately 13% of these greenhouse gas emissions. This net sink is not shown in the above diagram. All emission estimates from the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2020.[2]
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[1] Greenhouse gases trap heat and make the planet warmer. Human activities are responsible for almost all of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years.1 The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the United States is from burning fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation.EPA tracks total U.S. emissions by publishing the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks[4]. This annual report e...