ABSTRACT
Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective carbon reduction option. A goal established by the G. W. Bush administration was to reduce US carbon intensity 18% by 2012. The US Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program has set a goal to reduce industrial energy intensity 25% by 2017. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement calculates baselines of energy consumption or GHG emissions that use industry-specific metrics. The Energy Information Administration has proposed a National Energy Modeling System to evaluate the effects of the Kyoto Protocol in relation to the energy market results of carbon reduction and sensitivity cases. The steel-manufacturing sector provides an example of an industry that is struggling to reduce its carbon footprint. In the report “Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Technologies and Measures in US Industrial Sector,” researchers identified energy efficient technologies currently used by industries in the United States. Manufacturing industries are counting carbon emissions and attempting to reduce their carbon footprint.
