The D.C. buildings that emit the most greenhouse gases, mapped
Greenhouse gases have declined in Washington, D.C., in part thanks to the city’s Climate Action Plan . This action plan hopes to reduce carbon emissions to 50 percent of 2006 levels by 2032, and 80 percent by 2050. Between 2011 and 2013, greenhouse gases fell 23 percent citywide , according to the D.C. Policy Center . In order to further track the progress of the action plan, the city initiated a greenhouse gas inventory that currently compiles 1,054 out of the city’s 161,500 buildings. The buildings chosen are private residential and commercial buildings that are 50,000 square feet and larger and public buildings that are 10,000 square feet and larger. In an effort to track which buildings emit the highest gas emissions in the city’s inventory, the D.C. Policy Center created a list as well as an interactive map, found below. The Buildings That Have the Most Greenhouse Gas Emissions in D.C. Property Total CO2 Emissions (Metric Tons) CO2 Emissions by Area (kg/ft2) Property Total C...
