Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2002.(News)(Brief Article)
Waste News, March, 2004
Byline: Bruce Geiselman Emissions of greenhouse gases increased by 0.7 percent between 2001 and 2002, according to a federal report released March 3. Moderate economic growth in 2002 that increased demand for electricity and fossil fuels was the primary cause for the increase, according to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2002. A hot summer in 2002, which increased demand for air conditioning powered by fossil fuel-generated electricity, was a secondary contributing factor, the EPA said. Overall, total U.S. emissions rose by 13 percent between 1990 and 2002, while the economy has grown by 42 percent during the same period, according to the agency. Emissions of carbon...
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