Snohomish County greenhouse emissions up, largely due to cars
EVERETT — A report released last month shows Snohomish County’s greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise, though lower than expected, following significant population growth in recent years. County sustainability leaders say the data will help them orchestrate bigger changes in years to come.
The Snohomish County Communitywide Geographic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report, released in late January, compared data from 2015 with data from 2019, the most recent study year.
Molly Beeman, the county’s energy and environmental sustainability manager said the report uses relatively old data because it must come from a wide variety of sources over a long period of time. It wouldn’t be possible to use 2022 numbers because they aren’t all available yet, Beeman said.
The report shows Snohomish County’s emissions increased by 7% since 2015, linked in part to a population growth of 8% over the same period. Per person, emissions actually went down by 1%.
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