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395. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases, by Type and Source
[Emission estimates were mandated by Congress through Section 1605(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (title XVI). Gases that contain carbon can be measured either in terms of
the fullmolecular weight of the gas or just in terms of their carbon content]
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Type and source
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Unit
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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prel.
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Carbon dioxide:
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Carbon content, total..
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Mil. metric tons
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1,347.0
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1,332.6
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1,356.3
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1,388.6
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1,409.9
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1,423.8
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1,471.5
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1,490.4
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1,495.5
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Energy sources..
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Mil. metric tons
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1,345.2
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1,330.0
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1,351.3
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1,378.2
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1,398.3
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1,411.7
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1,460.5
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1,480.0
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1,485.4
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C02 in natural gas.
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Mil. metric tons
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3.8
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4.0
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4.2
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4.4
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4.6
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4.6
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4.8
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4.9
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4.9
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Cement production.
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Mil. metric tons
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8.9
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8.7
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8.8
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9.3
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9.8
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9.9
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9.9
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10.3
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10.6
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Gas flaring
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Mil. metric tons
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2.5
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2.8
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2.8
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3.7
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3.8
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4.7
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4.5
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4.2
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4.3
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Other industrial.
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Mil. metric tons
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7.3
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7.2
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7.2
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7.1
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7.2
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7.6
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7.9
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8.0
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8.0
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Other, adjustments..
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Mil. metric tons
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-20.7
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-20.0
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-18.0
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-14.2
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-13.8
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-14.7
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-16.1
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-17.0
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-17.8
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Methane:
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Gas, total.
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Mil. metric tons
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30.19
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30.47
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30.55
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29.85
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30.05
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30.20
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29.30
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29.27
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28.84
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Energy sources.
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Mil. metric tons
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10.77
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10.86
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10.82
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10.10
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10.11
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10.34
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9.87
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10.09
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10.09
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Waste management ..
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Mil. metric tons
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11.12
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11.09
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11.05
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11.01
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10.90
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10.85
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10.70
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10.36
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9.87
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Agricultural sources..
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Mil. metric tons
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8.18
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8.40
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8.56
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8.62
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8.91
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8.87
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8.60
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8.69
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8.74
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Industrial sources
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Mil. metric tons
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0.12
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0.11
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0.12
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0.12
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0.13
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0.13
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0.13
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0.13
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0.13
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Nitrous oxide, total..
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1,000 metric tons
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1,167
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1,189
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1,217
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1,218
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1,312
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1,257
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1,245
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1,225
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1,220
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Agriculture
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1,000 metric tons
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844
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853
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873
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860
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929
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860
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847
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865
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872
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Energy sources.
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1,000 metric tons
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210
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220
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231
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240
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255
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268
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265
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269
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271
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Waste management.
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1,000 metric tons
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17
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17
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17
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17
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18
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18
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18
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18
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18
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Industrial sources.
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1,000 metric tons
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96
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99
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95
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100
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110
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111
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115
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73
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58
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Nitrogen oxide, total
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Mil. metric tons
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21.23
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21.31
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21.55
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21.78
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22.05
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21.53
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21.26
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21.36
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Energy related.
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Mil. metric tons
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20.08
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20.31
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20.55
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20.80
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20.91
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20.53
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20.15
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20.22
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(NA)
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Stationary source fuel combustion
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Mil. metric tons
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9.85
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9.75
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9.89
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10.05
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9.96
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9.79
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9.52
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9.70
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(NA)
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Transportation.
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Mil. metric tons
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10.23
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10.56
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10.66
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10.75
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10.95
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10.73
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10.64
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10.52
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(NA)
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Industrial processes..
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Mil. metric tons
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0.73
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0.65
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0.69
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0.67
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0.69
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0.70
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0.71
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0.74
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(NA)
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Solid waste disposal.
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Mil. metric tons
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0.08
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0.08
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0.09
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0.11
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0.10
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0.09
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0.09
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0.09
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(NA)
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Other..
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Mil. metric tons
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0.34
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0.26
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0.23
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0.20
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0.35
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0.21
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0.31
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0.31
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(NA)
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Nonmethane volatile organic compounds
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(VOC's), total.
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Mil. metric tons
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18.89
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19.02
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18.63
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18.79
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19.39
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18.56
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17.42
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17.34
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(NA)
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Energy related
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Mil. metric tons
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8.86
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9.10
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8.78
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8.71
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9.00
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8.32
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8.13
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7.72
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(NA)
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Stationary source fuel combustion..
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Mil. metric tons
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0.90
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0.97
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1.00
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0.89
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0.89
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0.97
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0.97
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0.77
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(NA)
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Transportation..
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Mil. metric tons
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7.95
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8.13
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7.77
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7.82
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8.11
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7.35
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7.16
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6.95
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(NA)
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Industrial processes
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Mil. metric tons
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8.18
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8.33
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8.50
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8.65
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8.79
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8.81
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8.21
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8.52
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(NA)
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Solid waste disposal.
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Mil. metric tons
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0.89
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0.91
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0.92
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0.95
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0.95
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0.97
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0.39
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0.41
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(NA)
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Other.
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Mil. metric tons
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0.97
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0.69
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0.44
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0.49
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0.64
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0.46
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0.69
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0.70
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(NA)
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Carbon monoxide, total..
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Mil. metric tons
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86.77
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88.58
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85.51
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85.62
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89.54
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80.74
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82.34
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79.18
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(NA)
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Energy related.
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Mil. metric tons
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71.29
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75.44
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73.96
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73.91
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75.53
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69.10
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68.48
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65.01
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(NA)
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Transportation.
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Mil. metric tons
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66.43
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70.25
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68.50
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68.97
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70.65
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63.85
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63.20
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60.79
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(NA)
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Stationary source fuel combustion
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Mil. metric tons
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4.86
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5.18
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5.45
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4.94
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4.87
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5.25
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5.28
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4.22
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(NA)
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Industrial processes..
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Mil. metric tons
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4.33
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4.19
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4.12
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4.22
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4.19
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4.18
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4.19
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4.36
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(NA)
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Solid waste disposal.
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Mil. metric tons
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0.98
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1.01
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1.03
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1.13
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1.11
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1.07
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1.09
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1.12
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(NA)
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Other..
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Mil. metric tons
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10.17
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7.94
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6.40
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6.36
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8.72
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6.39
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8.58
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8.68
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(NA)
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Carbon content of carbon monoxide.
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Mil. metric tons
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37.21
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37.99
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36.67
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36.71
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38.40
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34.62
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35.31
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33.95
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(NA)
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Chloroflurocarbons
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(CFCs) gases 1
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1,000 metric tons
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202
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181
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150
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148
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109
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102
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67
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51
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32
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CFC-11
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1,000 metric tons
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54
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48
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45
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45
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37
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36
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27
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25
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20
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CFC-12
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1,000 metric tons
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113
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104
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81
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79
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58
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52
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36
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23
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9
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CFC-113
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1,000 metric tons
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26
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21
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17
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17
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9
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9
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(Z)
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(Z)
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Other CFCs
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1,000 metric tons
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9
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8
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7
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7
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5
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5
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4
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3
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3
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Halons
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1,000 metric tons
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3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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3
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3
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2
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2
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Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
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1,000 metric tons
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6
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5
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4
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8
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13
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21
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28
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34
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37
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HFC-23.
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1,000 metric tons
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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3
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3
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3
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HFC-134a..
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1,000 metric tons
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1
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1
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1
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3
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5
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10
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14
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18
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19
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Other HFCs..
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1,000 metric tons
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2
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1
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0
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2
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5
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9
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11
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13
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15
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Hydrochloroflurocarbons
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(HCFCs) gases 2
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1,000 metric tons
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80
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80
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84
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82
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93
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107
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119
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120
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129
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HCFC-22
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1,000 metric tons
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80
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80
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80
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71
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71
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74
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77
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80
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78
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HCFC-141b
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1,000 metric tons
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0
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0
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0
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2
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7
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12
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14
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12
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15
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HCFC-142b
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1,000 metric tons
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0
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0
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4
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9
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15
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21
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28
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28
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36
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Other HCFCs.
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1,000 metric tons
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0
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0
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1
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3
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6
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7
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7
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8
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Perfluorocarbons (PFCs).
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1,000 metric tons
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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3
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3
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3
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3
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Other Chemicals:
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Carbon tetrachloride..
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1,000 metric tons
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32
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31
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22
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19
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16
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5
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Methyl Cloroform..
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1,000 metric tons
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158
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155
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108
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93
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77
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46
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0
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(Z)
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(Z)
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Sulfur hexafluoride..
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1,000 metric tons
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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NA Not available.
1 Covers only CFC-11, CFC-12, and CFC-113.
2 Covers principally HCFC-22.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States, annual.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html#GHG
*Carbon dioxide:
A colorless, odorless, non-poisonous gas that is a normal part of the ambient air. Carbon dioxide is a product offossil-fuel combustion. Although CO2 does not directly impair human
health, it is a greenhouse gas that traps the earthsheat and contributes to the potential for global warming.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs):
A family of inert, nontoxic, easily liquefied chemicals used inrefrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, and insulation, or assolvents or aerosol propellan
Greenhouse gases:
Those gases, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide,tropospheric ozone, nitrous oxide, and methane, that aretransparent to solar radiation but opaque to longwaveradiation, thus preventing
longwave radiation energy fromleaving the atmosphere. The net effect is a trapping ofabsorbed radiation and a tendency to warm the planetssurface.
Halons (Bromofluorocarbons):
Inert, nontoxic chemicals that have at least one bromine atomin their chemical makeup. They evaporate without leaving aresidue and are used in fire extinguishing systems, especiallyfor
large computer installations.
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs):
Chemicals composed of one or more carbon atoms andvarying numbers of hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine atoms.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):
Chemicals composed of one or two carbon atoms andvarying numbers of hydrogen and fluorine atoms.
Methane:
A hydrocarbon gas (CH4) that is the principal constituent ofnatural gas.
Methyl chloroform (trichloroethane):
An industrial chemical (CH3CCl3) used as a solvent, aerosolpropellant, and pesticide and for metal degreasing.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx):
Compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced by the burningof fossil fuels.
Nonmethane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs):
Organic compounds, other than methane, that participate inatmospheric photochemical reactions.
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs):
Chemicals composed of one or two carbon atoms and four tosix fluorine atoms, containing no chlorine. PFCs have nocommercial uses and are emitted as a byproduct of aluminumsmelting.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs):
Organic compounds that participate in atmosphericphotochemical reactions.
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https://allcountries.org/uscensus/395_emissions_of_greenhouse_gases_by_type.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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