US Government Releases 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released its 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions report today, outlining the the latest trends in US energy consumption and greenhouse gasย emissions.

You can go here to download a full copy of the DOEโ€™s โ€œEmissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2007โ€ (PDF)ย report.

Hereโ€™s some of theย highlights:

  • Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 were 1.4 percent higher than inย 2006.
  • The increase in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2007 resulted primarily from twoย factors:

1. Unfavorable weather conditions requiring more home heating and cooling,ย and

2. A greater reliance on fossil fuel energy from coal and naturalย gas

  • Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions rose from 7.1 million metric tons in 2006 to 7.2 million metric tons in 2007 – a one year increase ofย 1.4%
  • 81% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States was related to energy usage inย 2007
  • The main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, has risen continually (except for a minor fall in 2006) sinceย 1990
  • The United States will account for 19.6% of the worldโ€™s greenhouse gas emissions inย 2030

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Kevin is a contributor and strategic adviser to DeSmog. He runs the digital marketing agency Spake Media House. Named a โ€œGreen Heroโ€ by Rolling Stone Magazine and one of the โ€œTop 50 Tweetersโ€ on climate change and environment issues, Kevin has appeared in major news media outlets around the world for his work on digital campaigning. Kevin has been involved in the public policy arena in both the United States and Canada for more than a decade. For five years he was the managing editor of DeSmogBlog.com. In this role, Kevinโ€™s research into the โ€œclimate denial industryโ€ and the right-wing think tank networks was featured in news media articles around the world. He is most well known for his ground-breaking research into David and Charles Kochโ€™s massive financial investments in the Republican and tea partyย networks. Kevin is the first person to be designated a โ€œCertified Expertโ€ on theย political and community organizing platformย NationBuilder. Prior to DeSmog, Kevin worked in various political and government roles. He was Senior Advisor to the Minister of State for Multiculturalism and a Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Asia Pacific, Foreign Affairs for the Government of Canada. Kevin also worked in various roles in the British Columbia provincial government in the Office of the Premier and the Ministry of Health. In 2008 Kevin co-founded a groundbreaking new online election tool called Vote for Environment which was later nominated for a World Summit Award in recognition of the worldโ€™s best e-Content and innovative ICTย applications. Kevin moved to Washington, DC in 2010 where he worked for two years as the Director of Online Strategy for Greenpeace USA and has since returned to his hometown of Vancouver, Canada.

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