Brookings Institution Study of Cities' Carbon Footprints

You may already have seen this, but a couple of weeks ago, the Brookings Institution researchers Andrea Sarzynski, Marilyn Brown, and Frank Southworth released the latest study of carbon emissions in cities (actually in metropolitan areas).  The measures of carbon don't account for a lot of the sources of carbon emissions -- they focus on two main sources -- transportation and residential energy -- but they do provide a glimpse at how cities vary in their emissions.  The three lowest emitting metro areas are Honolulu, HI, (1.36 metric tons of carbon emitted per person), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA, (1.14 metric tons), and Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton WA (1.45 metric tons).  The three highest carbon polluters are Cincinnati, OH-Middletown, KY (3.28 metric tons), Indianapolis, IN (3.36 metric tons), and Lexington-Fayette, KY (3.46 metric tons).  To see the full list of cities and their estimated carbon emissions, go to http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/05_carbon_footprint_sarzynski.aspx .

You can also read the Newsweek story, written by Miyoko Ohtake. Miyoko interviewed me briefly for the story, so check it out when you have chance at http://www.newsweek.com/id/139212 .

I will have much more to say about carbon footprints and relate issues over the next couple of weeks.

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