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Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Community Design
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Climate Change: Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide, all of which play an important role in regulating the Earth's temperature. These gases help create the greenhouse effect, a process in which greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation from the sun and contain the heat in the atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide emissions (as measured in millions of metric tons).
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The design and layout of Utah cities and neighborhoods have a substantial effect on the health of all Utahns. Urban sprawl, inadequate public transportation, and energy-inefficient buildings not only affect human health but also have a distinct impact on climate change through the generation of greenhouse gas emissions.
More greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide, will disrupt the balance between energy absorbed and energy emitted, causing greater amounts of heat to be trapped at the Earth's surface and ultimately increasing surface temperatures. Excess carbon dioxide emissions is strongly linked to human activities, primarily through the burning of fossil fuels. In fact, most greenhouse gas emissions in the United States come from energy use. Within the United States, carbon dioxide emissions from petroleum and natural gas represent 82% of the total man-made greenhouse gas emissions [1].
1. U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2011). Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2009. Retrieved on April 9, 2015 from [http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/ghg_report/pdf/0573%282009%29.pdf]
2. Battles, S., & Burns, E. (2000). Trends in Building-Related Energy and Carbon Emissions: Actual and Alternate Scenarios. Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August, 21.
3. Younger, M., Morrow-Almeida, H. R., Vindigni, S. M., & Dannenberg, A. L. (2008). The built environment, climate change, and health: opportunities for co-benefits. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35(5), 517-526.
4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2018). Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Retrieved on April 11, 2018 from [https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#transportation]
5. U.S. Energy Information Administration. (n.d.). Utah: State Profile and Energy Estimates. Retrieved on January 12, 2017 from [http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=UT]
6. U.S. Environmental Production Agency. (2016). Electricity Sector Emissions. Retrieved on January 12, 2017 from
[https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions]
7. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Industry Sector Emissions. Retrieved on January 12, 2017 from
[https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions]
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chrisnelson@utah.gov
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07/07/2022
Detail modified by: jauld@utah.gov, 05/20/2022
Detail modified by: mmccord@utah.gov, 03/12/2021
Indicator created on 8/8/12 for EEP
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07/07/2022
Status changed by: vlund@utah.gov
07/07/2022
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Greenhouse Gases:
Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions from All Energy Sectors by Year, Utah,
1980-2019
Million Metric Tons of CO2
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Greenhouse Gases:
Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector (Residential and Commercial) and Year, Utah,
1980-2019
Million Metric Tons of CO2
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Greenhouse Gases:
Carbon Dioxide Emissions due to Transportation by Year, Utah,
1980-2019
Million Metric Tons of CO2
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Greenhouse Gases:
Carbon Dioxide Emissions due to Electric Power by Year, Utah,
1980-2019
Million Metric Tons of CO2
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Greenhouse Gases:
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Industrial Sector by Year, Utah,
1980-2019
Million Metric Tons of CO2