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Under the base case using EPA figures, the policy proposal is projected to increase total upstream greenhouse gas emissions by 9.9 million metric tons (MMT) of CO2e, consisting of a 9.6 Tg increase in CO2 and a 0.3 Tg CO2e increase in methane. A sensitivity 'high case', which assumes non-hydraulic fracturing methane emissions are twice the EPA's 2011 reports, projects a total increase of 16.9 MMT CO2e. The document notes that upstream CO2 emissions are higher for natural gas (ratio of 0.108 to stack CO2) than for coal (ratio of 0.0193 to stack CO2).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000788#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Under the base case using EPA figures, the proposed policy results in a net increase of 9.9 MMT CO2e in upstream emissions for 2020, with upstream CO2 increasing by 9.6 Tg and upstream methane increasing by 0.3 Tg CO2e.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000788#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A sensitivity analysis 'high case', assuming non-hydraulic fracturing emissions from natural gas production are double the 2011 inventory reports, projects total upstream emissions to be 16.9 MMT CO2e higher under the policy proposal than the no-policy projection.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000788#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Upstream CO2 emissions are significantly higher for natural gas than for coal relative to their respective stack emissions, with ratios of 0.108 for natural gas and 0.0193 for coal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000788#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["methane emissions","carbon dioxide emissions","natural gas","coal","electricity generation","life cycle assessment","greenhouse gas inventory"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","Wyoming"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative projection","sensitivity analysis","comparative assessment"]},{"id":"climstra-000218","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/climstra-000218","title":"ISSUES ABOUT MARKET DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN 2020","publisher":{"name":"Climate Strategies","organization":"climate-strategies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2010-07-11","source_url":"https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cs-paper-6-issues-about-market-demand-and-supply-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The paper examines the likely balance of demand and supply for carbon units in 2020, analyzing the 'emissions anyway' projections for major developed nations against their pledges. It concludes that while a theoretical demand gap exists, actual market demand for Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) may be low due to policy preferences for sectoral crediting in the US and EU, and a likely oversupply of CERs. 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It analyzes the specific pledges of Annex I countries (Australia, Canada, EU, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan) and non-Annex I countries (China, India), highlighting how 'cherry picking' accounting systems can make targets appear more ambitious than they are. The authors recommend a common accounting framework where countries provide scenarios showing how energy-related emissions, LULUCF, and international offsets contribute to their total commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The lack of a common accounting basis for post-2012 targets makes it extremely difficult to compare country targets and their collective global impact, creating a risk that countries may 'cherry pick' systems to make targets appear more ambitious.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"LULUCF accounting is a primary factor complicating 'like for like' comparisons of emissions pledges, as it is integrated into targets in radically different ways across countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current pledges by Annex I countries are unlikely to meet the IPCC's estimated requirement of aggregate reductions of 25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020 to maintain trajectories towards 450ppm.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Australia's 2020 targets (ranging from 5% to 25% below 2000 levels) are heavily dependent on LULUCF, specifically reforestation, afforestation, and deforestation, which are subject to high uncertainty due to fire and climate effects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States' emissions reductions under the H.R. 2454 bill are highly sensitive to the additionality of international forestry offsets; the most conservative scenario projects a reduction of only 2.3% below 1990 levels by 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Canada's pledge of a 17% reduction below 2005 levels by 2020 excludes LULUCF because forest management is currently a net source of emissions due to natural disturbances like forest fires and pine beetle infestations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Russia has proposed a 'bar-to-zero' approach for LULUCF with a reference level of -177.8 Mt CO2e/yr, which would prevent the accounting of carbon losses as debits unless the sector becomes a net source.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European Union's proposed LULUCF reference level is significantly lower than historical levels, incorporating a planned 20% increase in harvesting rates by 2020, which could allow for a decrease in carbon sinks without being registered as an emission.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China and India rely on emission intensity targets rather than absolute caps, meaning their total emissions may still increase significantly depending on economic growth scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Kazakhstan's pledge to reduce emissions by 15% below 1992 levels by 2020 is considered ambitious given its history of high energy and carbon intensity, though it may be offset by the carry-over of assigned amount units (AAUs).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000210#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","Villevocance","carbon sink","Kyoto Protocol","carbon accounting","afforestation","reforestation","deforestation","carbon capture and storage","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation"],"geography_discussed":["Australia","United States","Canada","Russia","Kazakhstan","Japan","European Union","People's Republic of China","India"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","comparative study","quantitative projection"]},{"id":"wri-001368","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001368","title":"GHG_FinalSummary.indd","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2010","source_url":"http://pdf.wri.org/reducing_ghgs_using_existing_federal_authorities_and_state_action_summary.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The World Resources Institute analysis finds that while existing federal and state tools can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even the most ambitious 'Go-Getter' scenario falls short of the U.S. Copenhagen pledge to reduce emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. 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