On April 10, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal to require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy. Reportable greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases. The rule would apply to fossil fuel suppliers and industrial gas suppliers, as well as to direct greenhouse gas emitters – such as operators of boilers, process heaters, incinerators and other stationary combustion sources. The proposed rule does not require control of greenhouse gases, rather it requires only that sources above certain threshold levels monitor and report emissions.
Comments on the proposed rule are due by June 9, 2009. For more information, contact T. Cozzie Consulting.
