GHG emissions from the U.S. federal government 2018

The U.S. federal government has reduced been able to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from its standard operations over the last decade. Scope 1 emissions from standard federal agency operations totaled 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, with 2.64 million metric tons from passenger fleet vehicles.

Greenhouse gas emissions by the federal government in the United States in FY 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Scope - category	Standard operations	Non-standard operations*
1 - On-site fuel consumption at federal facilities	8,690	14
1 - Mobile emissions - vehicles, aircrafts, ships, equipment	1,485	34,670
1 - Mobile emissions - passenger fleet vehicles	2,641	645
1 - Fugitive emissions - fugitive fluorinated gases and other fugitive emissions	843	830
1 - Fugitive emissions - on-site wastewater treatment	11	-
1 - Fugitive emissions - on-site landfills and municipal solid waste facilities	187	-
1 - Manufacturing and industrial process emissions	236	0
2 - Purchased electricity	23,160	7
2 - Purchased biomass energy	10	-
2 - Purchased steam and hot water	1,016	0
2 - Purchased chilled water	57	0
2 - Purchased combined heat and power electricity, steam & hot water	44	0

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Release date

2019

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United States

Survey time period

FY 2018

Supplementary notes

Figures were rounded.
* Non-standard operations are vehicles, vessels, aircraft and other equipment used by federal government agencies in combat support, combat service support, tactical or relief operations, training for such operations, law enforcement, emergency response, or spaceflight (including associated ground-support equipment). Non-standard operations also includes generation of electric power produced and sold commercially to other parties.

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