Energy-Related Carbon Emissions for Carbon Forum - North America October 1, 2012 Washington, D.C. by Adam Sieminski, Administrator U.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics & Analysis www.eia.gov
Whats driving recent U.S. trends in energy- related carbon dioxide emissions Gas/coal substitution Gas prices in July 2012 (Henry Hub) were 33 percent below July 2011 Coal consumption for electricity generation fell 8 percent from July…
Emissions have been declining the last two years billion metric tons CO2 percent change 8 10% forecast 6% 6 2% 4 -2% 2 -6% 0 -10% 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 percentage change energy-related CO2 emissions Source: U.S.…
Energy-related CO2 emissions never get back to pre-recession levels in the AEO2012 Reference case energy carbon dioxide emissions billion metric tons History 2005 2010 Projections 7 6 5 Energy-related CO2 emissions 4 2005 2020…
What is the longer-terms emissions trend Over the next 25 years or so, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are expected to grow only moderately such that by 2035 emissions of 5,758 MMTCO2 will remain below the 2005 level of 5,996…
Energy use per capita and per dollar of gross domestic product 1980 2035 values indexed to 1980 1.2 history projections 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Per capita Per dollar Source: U.S. Energy…
Projections of U.S. energy-related carbon emissions have been falling There has been a downward trend in emissions projections in recent AEOs When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was added to AEO2009 this reduced emissions…
Reductions in U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide projections since AEO 2009 U.S. energy-related CO2 reductions percent change from 2005 2% history projections 0% AEO 2009 -2% AEO 2010 AEO 2009 early release -4% AEO 2011 -6%…
How the United States compares to the rest of the world While U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have been relatively flat over the past decade, Chinas emissions have nearly tripled as strong economic growth drove an increase in fossil…
For more information U.S. Energy Information Administration home page www.eia.gov Short-Term Energy Outlook www.eia.gov/steo Annual Energy Outlook www.eia.gov/aeo International Energy Outlook www.eia.gov/ieo Monthly Energy Review…
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