Title
Summary
Contents
Introduction 5
Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers 6
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity 8
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in the States 10
Carbon Dioxide Intensity and Its Drivers 11
Energy Intensity 11
Economic Structure. 12
Personal Transportation. 13
Public Policy. 14
State Climate. 15
Gross State Product. 15
Conclusions. 16
Carbon Content of Energy Use 16
Electricity Generation. 17
Electricity Exports/Imports. 18
Consequences of Differences in State Emissions Drivers in the Context of a Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Program 20
Greenhouse Gas Intensity Levels in the Context of an Emissions Reduction Program 23
Appendix. Select Tables with Data for All 50 States 25
Boxes
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data in This Report 6
Table 1. Comparison of GHG Emission Drivers for the 10 U.S. States with the Highest GHG Emissions Levels in 2003 7
Table 2. Average Annual Rates of Change for GHG Emissions and Drivers for the Entire United States: 1990-2000 8
Table 3. States with the Five Highest and Five Lowest GHG Intensity Levels (2003) 10
Table 4. States with the Five Highest and Five Lowest Energy Intensity Levels (2003 data) 12
Table 5. States with High Percentages of Gross State Product Based on High- or Low-Energy Intensive Sectors (2003 data) 13
Table 6. States with the Five Highest and Five Lowest Vehicle Miles Traveled Per Capita (2003) 14
Table 7. States With the Five Highest and Five Lowest Carbon Contents of Energy Use (2003) 16
Table 8. States with the Highest Percentage of In-State Electricity Generated from Coal and Zero-Emission Energy Sources (2003) 18
Table 9. States with High Percentages of Exported and Imported Electricity in Terms of Overall Energy Use (2003) 19
Table 10. GHG Emissions Intensity Average Annual (Negative) Growth Rates (1990-2003) for the 10 States with the Most GHG Emissions in 2003 24
Table A1. GHG Emissions and GHG Emissions Drivers for All 50 States, Listed Alphabetically (2003 data) 25
Table A2. GHG Emissions and GHG Emissions Drivers for All 50 States, Ranked by GHG Emissions (2003 data) 27
Table A3. Average Annual Growth Rates (1990-2003) for GHG Emissions and GHG Emissions Drivers for All 50 States 29
Table A4. CO2 Emissions Intensity and CO2 Emissions Intensity Drivers for All 50 States, Listed Alphabetically (2003 data) 31
Table A5. CO2 Emissions Intensity and CO2 Emissions Intensity Drivers for All 50 States, Ranked by CO2 Emissions Intensity (2003 data) 33