Summary
A 2003 greenhouse gas emissions flowchart for the United States, based on EPA and IEA data, detailing emissions by sector, activity, and gas type.
Key insights
- In 2003, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 6,978 MtCO2 equivalent. The largest contributing sectors were Electricity & Heat at 32.4% and Transportation at 27.2%, followed by Energy (Industry at 12.4%, Fugitive Emissions at 3.0%, and Other Fuel Combustion at 11.7%), Agriculture at 6.2%, Industrial Processes at 4.5%, and Waste at 2.6%.
- The composition of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by gas type is dominated by Carbon Dioxide (CO2) at 85%, followed by Methane (CH4) at 8%, Nitrous Oxide (N2O) at 5%, and HFCs, PFCs, SF6 at 2%.
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- World Resources Institute (n.d.). US-FlowChart. http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/resources/us_greenhouse_gas_emissions_flowchart.pdf
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- {{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=US-FlowChart |url=http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/resources/us_greenhouse_gas_emissions_flowchart.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendusflowchart, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{US-FlowChart}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/resources/us_greenhouse_gas_emissions_flowchart.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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