Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: 2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Results Indicate Progress Toward Act on Climate Mandates
December 15, 2022
December 15, 2022
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release:
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that Rhode Island's gross greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased 7.4% between 2018 and 2019. Over a longer timeframe, net emissions decreased 19.6% between 1990 and 2019. At 10.04 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO2e), the 2019 net GHG emissions, in absolute terms, are below t . . .
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that Rhode Island's gross greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased 7.4% between 2018 and 2019. Over a longer timeframe, net emissions decreased 19.6% between 1990 and 2019. At 10.04 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO2e), the 2019 net GHG emissions, in absolute terms, are below t . . .