carbon dioxide emissions<\/a> dropped by an annual rate of 0.8 per cent between 2010 and 2016, when electricity generation accounts for about 40 per cent of total US carbon dioxide emissions [5].<\/p>\nNatural gas accounted for 77 per cent of the emissions reduction in the power sector. The decline in coal-fired emissions was even more pronounced, with power sector emissions falling by six per cent per year between 2010 and 2016, even as coal-fired power generation increased by 1.4 per cent.<\/p>\n
Even with relatively low growth in electricity generation, US carbon dioxide emissions increased at an annual rate of 1.6 per cent between 2010 and 2016, the study found.<\/p>\n
The US Energy Information Administration attributes the increase in emissions to increases in the transportation sector, particularly in passenger vehicles, along with increased industrial emissions [6].<\/p>\n
The reduced carbon intensity of the US economy, a measure of emissions per unit of gross domestic product, is the result of reductions in energy intensity, the paper said.<\/p>\n
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REFERENCES:<\/h6>\n [1] Clean energy boom played key role in recent US carbon emissions drop, study shows, https:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/clean-energy-boom-played-key-role-recent-us-carbon-emissions-drop-study-shows<\/p>\n
[2] Global Energy & CO2 Status Report 2019, https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/global-energy-co2-status-report-2019\/emissions<\/p>\n
[3] These countries produce the most CO2 emissions, https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2019\/07\/14\/china-us-countries-that-produce-the-most-co-2-emissions\/39548763\/<\/p>\n
[4] World\u2019s top 10 countries in wind energy capacity, https:\/\/energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/renewable\/worlds-top-10-countries-in-wind-energy-capacity\/68465090<\/p>\n
[5] U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2019, https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/environment\/emissions\/carbon\/<\/p>\n
[6] Renewable Energy, https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/content\/renewable-energy\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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