Determining thresholds for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1057-1060

  West, Tristram O ^a   Peña, Naomi ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Pew Center on Global Climate Change   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; THRESHOLD;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CAR; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037443295     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es025786a     Document Type: Article

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