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Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, and Energy a~ percent of total U,S human-made greenhouse gas emissions (Figure 3). The connection between energy use and carbon dioxide emissions is explored in the box on the reverse side (Figure 4) Figure 3, U.S. Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas, 2001 (Million Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent) Carbon Dioxide from Fossil Fuel Combustion 1,547..0 (82%} ~,,, "`"""`°'"" Other Carbon Dioxide .--"' 31.7 (2%} Source: Energy Inrcrtnafion Administration., Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in fhe United States 2007 {tM1'ashington. OC. Z442 Figure 4. U,S. Primary Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2001 http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf71605/ggccebro/chapterl .html 8/25/2005 HFCs, PFCs, and SF 31.4 (2°!°}