Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
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The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
All labels observed (2)
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| Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks canonical | 1 |
| U.S. GHG Inventory | 1 |
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Context triple: [United States Environmental Protection Agency, publishes, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks]
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A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
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Center for Global Change Science
The Center for Global Change Science is an MIT research center that advances understanding of the Earth’s climate system and global environmental change through interdisciplinary science and modeling.
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Earth Resources Laboratory
Earth Resources Laboratory is a research center at MIT focused on applying geophysical and related sciences to the exploration and sustainable management of Earth’s natural resources.
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ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal focusing on engineering research and innovations that advance sustainability, energy efficiency, and resilience in the built environment and urban systems.
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National Academies reports
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Target entity description: The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
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A.
A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
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B.
Center for Global Change Science
The Center for Global Change Science is an MIT research center that advances understanding of the Earth’s climate system and global environmental change through interdisciplinary science and modeling.
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C.
Earth Resources Laboratory
Earth Resources Laboratory is a research center at MIT focused on applying geophysical and related sciences to the exploration and sustainable management of Earth’s natural resources.
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D.
ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal focusing on engineering research and innovations that advance sustainability, energy efficiency, and resilience in the built environment and urban systems.
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E.
National Academies reports
National Academies reports are authoritative, peer-reviewed studies and recommendations produced by the U.S. National Academies to inform public policy and advance science, engineering, and medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government publication
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annual report ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions inventory ⓘ |
| accessMode | online ⓘ |
| accessURL | https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks ⓘ |
| acronym |
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. GHG Inventory
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| authority |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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surface form:
United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Programs
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| conformsTo |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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surface form:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType | national greenhouse gas inventory data ⓘ |
| describedBySource | United States Environmental Protection Agency website ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| includes |
methodological descriptions
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sectoral trend analysis ⓘ time series of emissions estimates ⓘ uncertainty analysis ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publisher | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| purpose |
inform climate policy
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quantify national greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ quantify national greenhouse gas removals ⓘ track progress toward climate goals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution
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U.S. climate mitigation strategies ⓘ |
| reportsOn |
carbon dioxide emissions
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fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ methane emissions ⓘ nitrous oxide emissions ⓘ |
| sectorCoverage |
agriculture sector
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energy sector ⓘ industrial processes and product use ⓘ land use, land-use change, and forestry ⓘ waste sector ⓘ |
| spatialCoverage |
U.S. states and territories (aggregated nationally)
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territory of the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| subject |
climate change
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climate policy ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ greenhouse gas removals ⓘ national emissions accounting ⓘ |
| submittedTo | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ |
| temporalCoverageStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| use |
baseline for U.S. climate mitigation analysis
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input for policy and regulatory impact assessments ⓘ national reporting under the UNFCCC ⓘ |
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Subject: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Description of subject: The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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publishes
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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
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acronym
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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
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this entity surface form:
U.S. GHG Inventory