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Interactive Greenhouse Gas Emission Data
The Department of Sustainability worked with the Brendle Group, a sustainable engineering and planning firm to complete a detailed inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all 59 cities and towns within Cuyahoga County.
The Global Protocol for Community-Scale GHG Inventories (GPC) was chosen as the basis for the inventory calculations, reporting at the Basic level.
How to use the interactive graphs
You can filter and compare the findings from the Cuyahoga County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for the years 2010-2022.
Each section/panel shows different visualizations between years as well as trends over an entire period.
- Total County Emissions by Sector & Source:
Filter for overall County emissions data and trends from 2010-2022. - Emissions by Community:
Filter for community breakout emissions and trends from 2010-2022 and compare communities.
Please note:- Community breakout data are estimates.
- Some smaller municipalities show no natural gas use, which may be a result of how natural gas utilities track the location data.
- Ex: Chagrin Falls Township data may have been reported with Chagrin Falls Village.
- View the City of Cleveland's emissions data
- County per Capita Emissions:
Compare per capita emissions by community over the county’s geography by sector and source.
Key terms:
Greenhouse Gas (GHG):
Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation (heat) in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (CO2e):
A standard unit for measuring carbon footprints that expresses the impact of all gases in the amount of CO2 it would take to create the same warming effect.
Metric Tons CO2e (MT CO2e):
Standard units for reporting GHG emissions under international protocol.
All data is still being validated – however, data is not expected to change significantly during this process.
2010-2022 Emissions by Community
