US cities under-report carbon emissions by 18 per cent on average

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266424-us-cities-under-report-carbon-emissions-by-18-per-cent-on-average/

 

Environment 2 February 2021
By Donna Lu

Kevin Gurney at Northern Arizona University and his colleagues have developed an automated measurement system known as Vulcan, which can estimate fossil-fuel emissions at specific geographic points and over large areas.

Vulcan makes its estimates based on dozens of publicly available data sets, including local air quality emission reports, energy statistics, traffic data as well as measurements of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266424-us-cities-under-report-carbon-emissions-by-18-per-cent-on-average/#ixzz6lRxcG6Ts

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