The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009 draft report. The report shows that in 2009, overall greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6% since 2008. This downward trend was attributed to a decrease in fuel and electricity consumption across all U.S. economic sectors. This report will be open for public comment for 30 days after the Federal Register notice is published.
Despite the one year down-turn in emissions, overall emissions have grown by 7.4% from 1990 to 2009. However, emissions in 2009 represent the lowest total U.S. annual GHG emissions since 1995.
After responding to public comments, the U.S. government will submit the final inventory report to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The report will fulfill the annual requirement of the UNFCCC international treaty which sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change.
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