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Pitkin County 2023 greenhouse‑gas inventory shows 22% rise from 2019; coal‑basin methane, transport and waste key drivers
Summary
Pitkin County’s new regional greenhouse‑gas inventory for 2023 shows total emissions rose about 22% relative to 2019, county staff reported March 4, a change officials attributed in part to newly available data (notably methane measurements from Coal Basin) and to increases in transportation and waste‑sector activity.
Pitkin County staff presented a newly completed regional greenhouse‑gas inventory March 4 that estimates total regional emissions rose 22% compared with 2019, an increase staff said is partly attributable to newly available data sources and to higher transportation and waste emissions.
“Total emissions increased by 22% from 2019,” Michael Port, Pitkin County climate action analyst, told commissioners and municipal partners. Port said the report incorporates improved datasets — notably a new vehicle‑miles‑traveled (VMT) dataset and recent methane measurements from the Coal Basin — and therefore establishes what staff described as a stronger baseline for future tracking.
Key findings summarized by Port included a 2% reduction in building emissions driven by cleaner electricity provided by regional…
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