Reduction in Carbon Emissions

Organizations with databases that store data on carbon emissions include the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. These organizations use different methodologies to track and report carbon emissions data. The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center uses a bottom-up approach, which relies on measurements of emissions from individual sources. The EPA uses bottom-up and top-down approaches, incorporating direct measurements and estimates based on models. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change uses a top-down approach, which relies on satellite data to estimate emissions on a global scale.²

Urban greenery plays a surprising role in greenhouse gas emissions

Scientists at NASA, Duke University, and Columbia University conducted novel research to show that improved air quality and a greener environment result from a reduction in fossil fuel emissions, which is known to have health implications for humans (Brennan, 2020). According to the study, cutting global emissions in half over the next 50 years would avert 4.5 million premature deaths, 1.4 million hospitalizations and ER visits, 300 million missed workdays, 1.7 million cases of dementia, and 440 million tons of agricultural losses in the United States. The researchers suggested that carbon emission reduction will certainly help in the prevention of climate damage and also improve green space.

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3043/study-urban-greenery-plays-a-surprising-role-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions/