emissions from coal use are also expected to continue dropping over the following decades as the U.S. phases out this fuel source.
Carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas in the United States are projected to decrease slighlty in the coming decades, reaching an estimated 1.61 billion metric tons (GtCO₂) by 2050. This would represent a decline of some 6.8 percent in comparison to 2022 levels. Furthermore, Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)
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EIA. (March 16, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217796/us-co2-emissions-by-fuel/
EIA. "Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217796/us-co2-emissions-by-fuel/
EIA. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217796/us-co2-emissions-by-fuel/
EIA. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Energy Sector in The United States from 2022 to 2050, by Fuel (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217796/us-co2-emissions-by-fuel/
EIA, Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217796/us-co2-emissions-by-fuel/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons) [Graph], EIA, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217796/us-co2-emissions-by-fuel/