31 - US states form registry to cut greenhouse gas emissions (CANADIAN PROVINCES BRITISH COLUMBIA & MANITOBA TOO HAVE AGREED TO PARTICIPATE)
With pressure growing on the US government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, 31US states will start a registry next year to track those emissions with an eye toward reducing them.
The climate Registry will log emissions from corporations, non-profit groups, and municipalities in sates representing 70% of the US population. Two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Manitoba, also have agreed to participate.
The tool to track, verify, and publicly report greenhouse emissions across industry sectors and state borders was formed by the governors and environment secretaries of the states. It will start accepting emissions data from January.
The United States is the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide and the other five heat-trapping gases scientists link to global warming.
Unlike developed countries in Europe, the United States, the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases, does not regulate them.
The registry will support those programs and other states taking actions to cut greenhouse gases. It was modeled on the California Climate Action Registry which has certified more than 300 million tones of greenhouse gas emissions.
Companies and organizations could log early actions in cutting greenhouse gases on the registry and possibly get credit for them if future state or national limits on the gases are passed.
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