Does renewable energy use reduce greenhouse gas production?

Energy we use in our daily lives is primarily derived from the combustion of fossil fuels -- coal to produce electricity for lighting and air conditioning, gasoline and diesel fuel to power our cars and trucks, and natural gas to heat our homes. Consumption of fossil fuels also generates significant quantities of CO₂. Because their consumption rate is much greater than their absorption rate, the CO₂ will build up in the atmosphere, trapping more of the earth's heat and consequently causing its temperature to rise.

Renewable energy resources such as biomass, wind, and solar energy can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas production. This is accomplished because renewable energy sources such as wind and solar have no greenhouse gas emissions associated with their use to produce energy and in the case of biomass, have a "closed" carbon cycle. This means conversion of biomass resources releases only as much CO₂ as was removed from the atmosphere during the plant-growth process.

WEB SITES (for more information)
www.epa.gov/globalwarming