Nevada Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
Nevada Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections, 1990 to 2030
Figure 10-1: Land Cover in Nevada
Land Cover
Barren Land
Cultivated Crops
Deciduous Forest
Developed, High Intensity
Developed, Low Intensity
Developed, Medium Intensity
Developed, Open Space
Emergent Herbaceuous Wetlands.
Evergreen Forest:
Hay/Pasture
Herbaceuous
Mixed Forest
Open Water
Perennial Snow/Ice
Shrub/Scrub
Woody Wetlands
Emissions from wildland fires and CO2 uptake by forests are the two main factors contributing to total
sector emissions. Table 10-1 lists sector emissions as well as CO2 uptake and wildfire emissions for
select years. Forest uptake was relatively constant across the 1990 to 2013 time period, with estimates
ranging between 6 and 9 MMTCO2eq sequestered from the atmosphere every year. Wildfire emissions
were extremely variable as they depend entirely on the intensity of the fire season and total acres
burned, with emissions ranging from as little as 0.353 MMTCO2eq in 2009 to 16.853 MMTCO2eq emitted
in 1999. Figure 10-2 shows the relative contributions of land use, land use change, and forestry sub-
sector emissions in two separate charts, one showing GHG emissions and the other showing CO₂ sinks.
39 Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium, MRLC, http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd2006.php (accessed October
2016).
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