Monday, April 30, 2007

Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use

"In the context of climate change and possible responses to the risk associated with it, three variables strongly influence the levels and growth of greenhouse gas emissions: population, income (measured as per capita gross domestic product [GDP]), and intensity of emissions (measured as tons of greenhouse gas emissions per million dollars of GDP)." Source: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

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