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<ul class="accordion clear-left"><li><a class="accordion-title" href="#pane-1" title="Click to expand description">2015 Total Reported Direct Emissions from Miscellaneous Combustion, by Subsector (as of 8/13/16).</a>

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			<p>Sum of percentages may not equal 100% due to independent rounding.</p>
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			<p>This map shows the locations of direct-emitting facilities. The size of a circle corresponds to the quantity of emissions reported by that facility.</p>
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</ul><table><thead><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Miscellaneous Combustion — Greenhouse Gas Emissions<br />
				Reported to the GHGRP<br />
				(all emissions values presented in million metric tons CO<sub>2</sub>e)</strong></td>
		</tr><tr><th scope="col"><strong> </strong></th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2011</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2012</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2013</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2014</th>
			<th class="center" scope="col">2015</th>
		</tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Number of facilities:</strong>
				<ul><li>Food Processing</li>
					<li>Ethanol Production</li>
					<li>Other Manufacturing</li>
					<li>Universities</li>
					<li>Military</li>
					<li>Other Combustion</li>
				</ul></td>
			<td class="center">315<br />
				163<br />
				286<br />
				112<br />
				43<br />
				160</td>
			<td class="center">325<br />
				166<br />
				290<br />
				115<br />
				44<br />
				170</td>
			<td class="center">329<br />
				164<br />
				292<br />
				114<br />
				43<br />
				173</td>
			<td class="center">336<br />
				172<br />
				296<br />
				115<br />
				43<br />
				181</td>
			<td class="center">341<br />
				176<br />
				287<br />
				115<br />
				41<br />
				180</td>
		</tr><tr><td><strong>Total emissions (CO<sub>2</sub>e):</strong>
				<ul><li>Food Processing</li>
					<li>Ethanol Production</li>
					<li>Other Manufacturing</li>
					<li>Universities</li>
					<li>Military</li>
					<li>Other Combustion</li>
				</ul></td>
			<td class="center">31.2<br />
				18.2<br />
				16.9<br />
				9.5<br />
				2.7<br />
				10.9</td>
			<td class="center">31.0<br />
				17.3<br />
				16.0<br />
				9.0<br />
				2.6<br />
				11.2</td>
			<td class="center">31.2<br />
				17.1<br />
				16.5<br />
				9.2<br />
				2.5<br />
				11.2</td>
			<td class="center">31.9<br />
				18.3<br />
				16.8<br />
				9.3<br />
				2.5<br />
				11.3</td>
			<td class="center">30.9<br />
				18.5<br />
				15.5<br />
				8.9<br />
				2.4<br />
				11.3</td>
		</tr><tr><td><strong>Emissions by greenhouse gas (CO<sub>2</sub>e)<br />
				Food Processing</strong>
				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
				</ul><strong>Ethanol Production</strong>

				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
				</ul><strong>Other Manufacturing</strong>

				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
				</ul><strong>Universities</strong>

				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
				</ul><strong>Military</strong>

				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
				</ul><strong>Other Combustion</strong>

				<ul><li>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>):</li>
					<li>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>):</li>
					<li>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O):</li>
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				<p><br /><br /><br />
					31.0<br />
					0.1<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					18.2<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br /><br />
					16.8<br />
					**<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					9.4<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					2.7<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					10.9<br />
					**<br />
					**</p>
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				<p><br /><br /><br />
					30.9<br />
					0.1<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					17.2<br />
					**<br />
					0.2<br /><br /><br /><br />
					15.9<br />
					**<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					9.0<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					2.6<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					11.2<br />
					**<br />
					**</p>
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				<p><br /><br /><br />
					31.0<br />
					0.1<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					17.1<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br /><br />
					16.4<br />
					**<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					9.2<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					2.5<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					11.2<br />
					**<br />
					**</p>
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				<p><br /><br /><br />
					31.8<br />
					0.1<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					18.3<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br /><br />
					16.8<br />
					**<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					9.3<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					2.5<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					11.3<br />
					**<br />
					**</p>
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				<p><br /><br /><br />
					30.7<br />
					0.1<br />
					0.1<br /><br /><br /><br />
					18.5<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br /><br />
					15.5<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br /><br />
					8.8<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					2.4<br />
					**<br />
					**<br /><br /><br />
					11.2<br />
					**<br />
					**</p>
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		</tr></tbody></table><p>Totals may not equal sum of individual GHGs due to independent rounding.<br />
	** Total reported emissions are less than 0.05 million metric tons CO<sub>2</sub>e.</p>
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