GHG Regulatory Drivers
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management at NASA
This image shows NASA OCO-2 measurements of carbon dioxide levels over Pasadena and the northern Los Angeles basin on Sept. 5, 2014. Each colored dot represents a single measurement of the greenhouse gas made during an overflight of the area.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Federal Statutes and Legal Authorities
- P.L. 110 – 161, 121 STAT. 2128 (Dec. 26, 2007) [T]he Environmental Protection Agency is authorized *** to require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate thresholds ….
- 42 U.S.C. §17143 Each Federal agency … shall compile and submit to … the Office of Management and Budget an annual … status of the implementation by the agency of initiatives to … reduce emissions of greenhouse gases ….
*** 42 U.S.C. §17144 [T]he Office of Management and Budget shall submit an annual Government … report to [Congress] ….
