The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that points out steps that people can take to reduce the amount of emissions. The report, titled "Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices," finds that 42 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are influenced by materials management policies. This includes the impacts from extracting raw materials, food processing, and manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of products.
Another 16 to 20 percent of emissions are associated with land management policies. That includes emissions from passenger transportation, construction, and from lost vegetation when greenfields are cleared for development. In addition, the equivalent of 13 percent of U.S. emissions is absorbed by soil and vegetation and can also be protected or enhanced through land management policies.
Some of the materials and land management activities that have the potential to decrease emissions include:
Reusing land, including redevelopment of formerly contaminated lands
For more information on the report, go to http://www.epa.gov/oswer/publication.htm
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