View Reports, News and Statistics Related to Your Home State

Subscribe to our Georgia Environment News RSS Feed

Georgia

Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

The reports below display total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Georgia for the year 2005. All values are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 3.5
ElectricPower 85.3
Residential 7.6
Industrial 20.2
Transportation 69.1


How Georgia Compares to Other States

  • Georgia ranked 22nd in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 3.5 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 4.4 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Commercial sector.


  • Georgia ranked 9th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 85.3 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 46.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the ElectricPower sector.


  • Georgia ranked 16th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 7.6 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 7.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Residential sector.


  • Georgia ranked 13th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 20.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 19.5 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Industrial sector.


  • Georgia ranked 9th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 69.1 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 39.4 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Transportation sector.



CO2 Emissions Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Emission

The results in the charts above represent CO2 emissions in total million metric tons. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall CO2 emission.

  Green Jobs  
Interested in changing careers? Take a look at the green job opportunities available in Georgia from top employers.
  Featured Report  
Emissions by Type of Gas
See which types of gas have the highest emission totals in Georgia

View Report >>

  Green Building  
Sustainable Building Advisor Program- The Next Great Step
Beyond LEED - check out The Sustainable Building Advisor Program....Read Complete Article >>

All Green Building Articles