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Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions

DIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
(000 tonnes)	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Carbon Dioxide (flue)	3,869	3,324	3,413	3,079	3,507
Carbon Dioxide (process)	2,485	2,412	2,769	3,066	3,170
Nitrous Oxide (as CO2 equivalent)*	2,122	1,981	1,985	1,992	2,295
Methane (as CO2 equivalent)*	24	24	32	29	32
Total GHGs (as CO2 equivalent)	8,500	7,741	8,199	8,166	9,004
* GHG emissions require a conversion factor to reach reported totals as CO2 equivalents. Source: PotashCorp