EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2017
from 5,405 MMmt in 2014. Of the four end-use sectors, only transportation emissions increased in 2015 (+2.1%). Specific circumstances, such as the very warm fourth quarter of 2015 and relatively low natural gas prices, put downward pressure on emissions as natural gas was substituted for coal in electricity generation.
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