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U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2019, mainly in electric generation

U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2019, mainly in electric generation

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After rising by 3% in 2018, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 3% in the United States in 2019. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2019 analysis, total energy-related CO2 emissions in …

Monthly U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions in April were the lowest in decades

Monthly U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions in April were the lowest in decades

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Monthly U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell to 307 million metric tons (MMmt) in April 2020, the lowest value in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) monthly series for CO2 emissions, which dates back to 1973. Travel …

August 21, 2020 - 12:00 pm Climate Change, EIA News That Matters, Renewable Energy
Alternative policies cases explore effects of potential legislative and regulatory changes

Alternative policies cases explore effects of potential legislative and regulatory changes

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To explore the uncertainty associated with the assumption of current laws and regulations in its Reference case, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release an Issue in Focus article to its Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) later today. …

March 5, 2020 - 7:23 pm Climate Change, EIA News That Matters, Energy News
EIA expects U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions to decrease annually through 2021

EIA expects U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions to decrease annually through 2021

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Coal-fired generation alone has fallen from 28% in 2018 to 24% in 2019 and will fall further to 21% in 2020 and 2021. The natural gas-fired generation share rises from 37% in 2019 to 38% in 2020, but it