The U.S. federal government has reduced been able to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from its standard operations over the last decade. Scope 1 emissions from standard federal agency operations totaled 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, with 2.64 million metric tons from passenger fleet vehicles.
Greenhouse gas emissions by the federal government in the United States in FY 2018
(in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Scope - category
Standard operations
Non-standard operations*
1 - On-site fuel consumption at federal facilities
8,690
14
1 - Mobile emissions - vehicles, aircrafts, ships, equipment
1,485
34,670
1 - Mobile emissions - passenger fleet vehicles
2,641
645
1 - Fugitive emissions - fugitive fluorinated gases and other fugitive emissions
Figures were rounded.
* Non-standard operations are vehicles, vessels, aircraft and other equipment used by federal government agencies in combat support, combat service support, tactical or relief operations, training for such operations, law enforcement, emergency response, or spaceflight (including associated ground-support equipment). Non-standard operations also includes generation of electric power produced and sold commercially to other parties.
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