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US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 per cent in 2008

Mar 9, 2010, 17:30 GMT

Washington - US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 per cent in 2008 amid a recession and record high petrol prices, according to a preliminary estimate Tuesday from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lower demand for electricity and petrol helped drive down energy use over the course of the year in the United States, which along with China is the world's largest polluter. Total greenhouse gas emissions, which are blamed for global warming, have climbed nearly 13.6 per cent in the US between 1990 and 2008, but emissions have fallen 2.43 per cent since 2005, the EPA said. The United States pledged during the United Nations-backed Copenhagen climate summit in December to cut its emissions 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020, and roughly 80 per cent by 2050.

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