The black carbon growth rate, which makes up 5% of the Climate Change Issue Category, is calculated as the average annual rate of increase or decrease in black carbon over the years 2005-2014. It is then adjusted for economic trends to isolate change due to policy rather than economic fluctuation.
Original source: Community Emissions Data Systems.
When using this variable, please cite both EPI and the original source.
Type of variable: Continuous
Last updated by source: 2022-06-06