Greenhouse gas emissions have risen slightly from last year, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but the emissions are still down nine percent since 2005.
The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions came from coal-fired power plants, followed by transportation, and then industry and manufacturing.
According to the EPA, about 82 percent of the greenhouse gases tracked came from carbon dioxide. It says overall greenhouse gas emissions rose two percent from the previous year, a rise driven by increased energy demand and a greater use of coal.
The report comes as a plan from President Obama to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants is being challenged before a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.
The President proposed a 30 percent reduction in carbon pollution from the power sector by 2030.
Meanwhile, a new survey from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication says nearly two-thirds of Americans think global warming is happening and about half of them think its primary causes are man-made.
