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 2007-04-25 monographic deposited born digital 53 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-516 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516 P0b002ee180382fa6 f:d07516 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516 GAO-07-516 Emissions inspection Energy Energy auditing Environment evaluation Environmental assessment Environmental protection Evaluation Greenhouse gases Strategic planning Capitol Power Plant (DC) Other Written Product A68804

Because of concerns about changes in Earth's climate due to greenhouse gas emissions and the potential economic and environmental consequences of these changes, GAO (1) inventoried greenhouse gas emissions generated by legislative branch operations in fiscal year 2006, as well as identified trends in emissions starting from a base year of the average annual amount emitted in fiscal years 1998 through 2001, and (2) identified a strategy for reducing emissions. To perform this work, GAO followed the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and additional guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency, using data provided by officials responsible for legislative branch operations and the General Services Administration. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516.pdf GAO-07-516 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-516 Other Written Product GAO-07-516; Legislative Branch: Energy Audits are Key to Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Emissions inspection Energy Energy auditing Environment evaluation Environmental assessment Environmental protection Evaluation Greenhouse gases Strategic planning Capitol Power Plant (DC) Title 42 Section 8251et seq. 42 U.S.C. 8251et seq. Public Law 102-486 Public Law 105-275 Public Law 109-58