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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2001 show largest decline in 11 years. (News).

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, led by a decrease in carbon dioxide, fell by 1.2% in 2001, from 1,907 million metric tons of carbon equivalent (MMTCe) in 2000 to 1,883 MMTCe in 2001 (-23.7 MMTCe), according to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2001, a report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The 2001 decline of 1.2% is in contrast to the average annual growth rate of 1.3% observed from 1990 to 2000, and was enough to reduce the growth from 1990 to 2001 to an average of 1.0% per year. The 1.2% decline in total greenhouse emissions in 2001 is the largest decrease for the 1990 to 2001 period, and twice the level of the only other decrease in total emissions for the time period, which was the 0.6% decline in 1991.

Estimated emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States and its territories, which account for more than 80% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, decreased by 1.1% in 2001, from 1597 million metric tons of carbon equivalent (MMTCe) in ...

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