greenhouse gas

Inequality in US – The average greenhouse gas footprint of the top 2% of the income distribution is more than four times that of those in the bottom quintile

This paper describes the creation of a database providing estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints for 6 million US households over the period 2008-2012. The database allows analysis of footprints for 52 types of consumption (e.g. electricity, gasoline, apparel, beef, air travel, etc.) within and across geographic regions as small as individual census tracts. Potential research … Continue reading →