INVENTORY OF U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS: 1990 - 1997
(April 1999)
EPA 236-R-99-003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Upfront (52 KB PDF) — includes the cover page, full table of contents, list of tables and figures, acknowledgments, and an overview of what has changed in this year's report.
Executive Summary (160 KB PDF) — provides a broad overview of all U.S. greenhouse gas emission sources and sinks, introduces key concepts, and discusses the primary drivers for the growth in emissions. All material in the Executive Summary is drawn from the following chapters.
Introduction (105 KB PDF) – includes an overview, an introduction to climate change, and a discussion of methodological issues and uncertainties associated with estimates.
Energy (203 KB PDF) – 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 (154 KB PDF) – addresses by-product or fugitive emissions from industrial processes not directly related to energy activities such as fossil fuel combustion.
Solvent Use (14 KB PDF) – addresses emissions resulting from the use of solvents, primarily non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs).
Agriculture (96 KB PDF) – addresses anthropogenic emissions from agricultural activities (not including fuel combustion and sewage emissions, which are addressed, respectively, in the Energy and Waste chapters).
Land-Use Change & Forestry (51 KB PDF) – addresses emissions and removals from forest and land-use change activities, primarily carbon dioxide.
Waste (44 KB PDF) – addresses emissions from waste management activities.
References (85 KB PDF)
Annexes (All Annexes, A-T – 445 KB PDF) – Supplementary information, data tables, detailed emission calculations and methodological discussions.
Annex A (56 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Emissions of CO2 from Fossil Fuel Combustion.
Annex B (23 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Emissions of CH4, N2O, and Criteria Pollutants from Stationary Sources.
Annex C (38 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Emissions of CH4, N2O, and Criteria Pollutants from Mobile Sources.
Annex D (27 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Methane Emissions from Coal Mining.
Annex E (20 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Systems.
Annex F (21 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Methane Emissions from Petroleum Systems.
Annex G (15 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Methane Emissions from Enteric Fermentation.
Annex H (18 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Methane Emissions from Manure Management.
Annex I (18 KB PDF) – Methodology for Estimating Methane Emissions from Landfills.
Annex J (10 KB PDF) – Technical Review of Global Warming Potential Values.
Annex K (20 KB PDF) – Ozone Depleting Substance Emissions.
Annex L (14 KB PDF) – Sulfur Dioxide Emissions.
Annex M (12 KB PDF) – Complete List of Sources.
Annex N (127 KB PDF) – IPCC Reporting Tables.
Annex O (37 KB PDF) – IPCC Reference Approach for Estimating CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion.
Annex P (29 KB PDF) – Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Excluded.
Annex Q (16 KB PDF) – Constants, Units, and Conversions.
Annex R (11 KB PDF) – Abbreviations.
Annex S (12 KB PDF) – Chemical Symbols.
Annex T (83 KB PDF) – Glossary.
See the National Emissions section of the Global Warming Site for additional information on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.