United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-10-30 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-03-49 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-49 P0b002ee18037a2f0 f:d0349 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-49 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-49 GAO-03-49 Air pollution Air pollution control Electric energy Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Electric power generation Other Written Product A05230 Electric power plants burn fuels that can produce harmful emissions, such as carbon dioxide, mercury, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide, which can pose human health and environmental risks. To assess the potential risks of meeting future electricity demand, congressional committees asked GAO to (1) report on the Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) national and regional projections of such emissions by 2020, and (2) determine how the projections would change using alternative assumptions about future economic growth and other factors that advisers in these fields recommended. GAO also assessed the potential effects of future electricity demand on water demand and supply. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-49/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-49.htm GAO-03-49 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-49 Other Written Product GAO-03-49; Air Pollution: Meeting Future Electricity Demand Will Increase Emission of Some Harmful Substances; Air pollution Air pollution control Electric energy Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Electric power generation