Q406. What is the scope of this data?
A406. The GHG Reporting Program includes data from facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per year as well as facilities that inject CO2 underground and suppliers of certain fossil fuels and industrial gases. It does not include emissions from agriculture, land use, or direct emissions from sources that have annual emissions of less than 25,000 metric tons of CO2e. It also does not include sinks of GHGs.
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Source: EPA Data Publication FAQs http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgdata/faq.html#q1, updated by B. Cook, 1/22/2013
Approval / Publishing History: Version 3, Approved by L. Grogan-McCulloch, 1/22/2013
Expiration: none
Relevant Subpart/Component: GHG Data and Publication