For example, GHG emissions from a proposed power plant would be used as a proxy to determine the impact of a project on climate change; in contrast, statistical data would be used to predict future rainfall and snowpack to assess future water levels in the river used for water …show more content…
(2) ‘Contemplation of a proposed action’s direct and indirect climate change impacts ought to comprise emissions from activities that have a reasonably close causal relationship to the federal action, including those that are the result of an agency’s action (upstream actions) and those that are the consequence of an agency’s action (downstream actions)’. (3) NEPA analyses are obliged to consider the cumulative impacts on climate change, however, the CEQ does not demand an environmental impact statement (EIS) as a requisite ‘based on cumulative impacts of GHG emissions alone’. (4) An agency must consider other sources of GHG emissions besides fossil fuel. Biogenetic sources must be included, specifically in regards to land management, such as prescribed burning and