[20211116]IF11754_EPA的温室气体报告计划.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated November 16, 2021EPAs Greenhouse Gas Reporting ProgramThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPAs) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) requires certain facilities to report their emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In addition, the GHGRP requires suppliers of specific products, such as natural gas and petroleum, to report the GHG emissions that would ultimately result from the use of their products. Since 2011, the GHGRP has collected annual emissions data from nearly 8,000 large industrial facilities and other sources in the United States. According to EPA, 85%-90% of annual man-made U.S. GHG emissions have been reported under the program. GHGRP Authorities and Purpose The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161) provided $3.5 million for EPA to develop and publish a rule that would “require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy of the United States.” In the accompanying joint explanatory statement, Congress directed EPA to “use its existing authority under the Clean Air Act” to promulgate this rule, and stated that EPA “shall have discretion to use e