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Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Other EPA Region 3 Climate Change Information
Complete data for all greenhouse gas emissions will not be available for all states in Region 3 until 2011. However, CO2 emissions from fossil fuels (which represent roughly 85% of greenhouse gas emissions) is available at Energy CO2 Emissions by State and is displayed below in various forms. For information regarding the location and fuel use of power plants in the region see our Power Plants in the Mid-Atlantic Region page.
Total CO2 from Fossil Fuels by States / Region
Per Capita Fossil Fuels by States / Region / Nation
Percentage CO2 by Sector for States / Region / Nation
Links to Other Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total CO2 from Fossil Fuels by Sector for States/Region (2007)
| Total CO2 in 2007 by state/region and sector (in million metric tons) | ||||||||
| DE | DC | MD | PA | VA | WV | Region 3 | Nation | |
| Commercial | 0.67 | 1.21 | 4.58 | 12.14 | 4.98 | 1.54 | 25.12 | 214.76 |
| Industrial | 3.92 | 0.04 | 5.80 | 46.03 | 17.95 | 15.13 | 88.87 | 1038.33 |
| Residential | 1.02 | 0.82 | 6.52 | 21.82 | 7.44 | 1.89 | 39.50 | 343.78 |
| Transportation | 5.21 | 1.22 | 31.34 | 71.46 | 56.56 | 12.35 | 178.13 | 2024.87 |
| Electric Power | 6.57 | 0.08 | 29.70 | 122.85 | 41.03 | 85.48 | 285.71 | 2356.51 |
| Total | 17.38 | 3.38 | 77.94 | 274.30 | 127.95 | 116.38 | 617.33 | 5978.26 |
Per Capita CO2 from Fossil Fuels by Sector for States/Region/Nation (2007)
| CO2 per capita in 2007 by state and sector (in million metric tons per person) | ||||||||
| DE | DC | MD | PA | VA | WV | Region 3 | Nation | |
| Commercial | 0.78 | 2.07 | 0.81 | 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.71 |
| Industrial | 4.54 | 0.07 | 1.03 | 3.71 | 2.33 | 8.36 | 3.06 | 3.45 |
| Residential | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.16 | 1.76 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 1.14 |
| Transportation | 6.04 | 2.08 | 5.58 | 5.75 | 7.35 | 6.82 | 6.14 | 6.72 |
| Electric Power | 7.62 | 0.14 | 5.29 | 9.89 | 5.33 | 47.23 | 9.85 | 7.82 |
| Total | 20.16 | 5.76 | 13.87 | 22.09 | 16.62 | 64.30 | 21.29 | 19.84 |
Percentage CO2 from Fossil Fuels by Sector for States/Region/Nation (2007)
While the relative contributions of the various sectors in Delaware are similar to the national average, the contributions in the District of Columbia - with the exception of the transportation sector - are understandably very different. Whereas the commercial and residential sectors contribute much more, the industrial and electric power sectors (which only includes power generated, not power used) contribute much less.
In Maryland, the relative contribution of the industrial sector is greater than the national average while that of the transportion sector is less.
The relative contributions of the sectors in Virginia are similar to the national average except that transportation is somewhat less and electric power is somewhat more. For West Virginia, the relative contribution of electric power is roughly twice the national average, while the contributions of the commercial, industrial and transportation sectors are less.
Overall, Region 3's relative contribution by the various sectors is very similar to that of the nation except that transportation contributes somewhat less while electric power contributes somewhat more.
| Percentage CO2 in 2007 by state/region and sector | ||||||||
| DE | DC | MD | PA | VA | WV | Region 3 | Nation | |
| Commercial | 4% | 36% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 4% |
| Industrial | 23% | 1% | 7% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| Residential | 6% | 24% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Transportation | 30% | 36% | 40% | 26% | 44% | 11% | 29% | 34% |
| Electric Power | 38% | 2% | 38% | 45% | 32% | 73% | 46% | 39% |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Links to Other Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
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Delaware
- Delaware's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory: A summary of emissions for 1990.
- Delaware's CO2 Budget Inventory for RGGI (power sector emissions only) can be downloaded from the RGGI Website.
Washington, DC
- District of Columbia's Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Preliminary Projections (1990 and 2000): Includes a summary of 1990 and 2000 emissions, projections of emissions for 2005 and 2010, reduction strategies and recommendations.
- District of Columbia's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory: A summary of emissions for 1990 and 2000.
Maryland
- Maryland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory: A summary of emissions for 1990.
- Maryland's CO2 Inventory (power sector emissions only) can be downloaded from the RGGI Website.
- Baltimore's Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania's Draft Report, entitled "Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reference Case Projections" includes a summary of emissions from 1990 and 2003 as well as projections of emissions for 2005 through 2020.
- Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory: A summary of emissions for 1990.
- Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's GHG Inventory
- Philadelphia's Climate Change Action Plan (Includes an Emission Inventory)
- The Pittsburgh Climate Initiative's GHG Emissions Inventory
Virginia
- Virginia Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1990 - 1999)
- Virginia Inventory and projection of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2000 - 2025)
West Virginia
- West Virginia Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Inventory (1990 and 1999): A summary of emissions for 1990 and 1999.
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