In 2008, Vermont’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were approximately 8.4 million metric tons. This represents a 3% increase from 1990 levels, but an 11% reduction from 2005 levels.
- 47% of those emissions were from transportation
- 32% of those emissions were from residential / commercial / industrial fuel use
- 10% were from agriculture
- 4% were from electricity consumption
- 4% were from various industrial processes
- 3% were from waste in landfills
 |
| MMT = Million Metric Tons Carbone Dioxide (CO2) |
- Vermont’s future GHG emissions reduction goals can only be met if we implement measures that significantly reduce our demand for energy, and change the ways in which we generate it. See Vermont Initiatives and What Can I Do? for more information
View the full report "Vermont
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Inventory
Update
1990 - 2008"
Click Here
View the full report “Final Vermont Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reference Case Projections, 1990-2030”
Click Here |
