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OKIsItJustMe

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5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 10:42 AM

Oct 2015

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https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/wg1/WG1AR5_Chapter08_FINAL.pdf

Figure 8.34 | Net global mean temperature change by source sector after (a) 100 and (b) 20 years (for 1-year pulse emissions). Emission data for 2008 are taken from the EDGAR database. For BC and OC anthropogenic emissions are from Shindell et al. (2012a) and biomass burning emissions are from Lamarque et al. (2010), see Supplementary Material Section 8.SM.17. There are large uncertainties related to the AGTP values and consequentially also to the calculated temperature responses (see text).

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Total U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector in 2013
http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/sources.html

Greenhouse gas emissions, by source sector, EU-28, 1990 and 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Greenhouse_gas_emissions,_by_source_sector,_EU-28,_1990_and_2012.png

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The single largest source of greenouse gasses AND of polution is... [View all] Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 OP

Eating ~75% less meat in the last 3 yrs. It's a start. Duppers Oct 2015 #1

I hear you, I eat less meat now & then only free range, but my dog & 2 cats? RiverLover Oct 2015 #2

Thanks, RiverLover. Duppers Oct 2015 #3

LOL! You are a GOOD liberal! I think you should get a medal. RiverLover Oct 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Oct 2015 #4

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #5

Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #6

Infographic: The World’s Biggest Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #7

Where does the 11,000 gallons per day from meat come from? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #9

Definitely about more than just greenhouse gasses: water, deforestation, food scarcity cprise Oct 2015 #10

Since the figures looked about 10 times too big, I looked for "1100 gallons", and that's the figure muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #11

Oops! My bad. But hey, "zero" is "nothing", right? n /t Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 #13

I hope no one brings that sniffer around my place madokie Oct 2015 #12

Ironically... OKIsItJustMe Oct 2015 #14