Chemical Industry Plans First-Time Reporting Of Greenhouse Gases

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) will launch a voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting system to track its progress in achieving the Bush administration's goal of 18 percent carbon intensity reductions by the end of the decade -- the first time a majority of the chemical industry has agreed to report its emissions of global warming-producing gases. Officials from the chemical sector and other industry observers say the move reflects increasing industry acknowledgment that it will face global warming requirements in...