- Carbon emissions from U.S. energy sources are expected to hit a 25-year low this year as the power sector burns less carbon-intensive coal and more low-cost natural gas, according to government data.
- In 2018, however, carbon dioxide emissions from transportation, power plants, homes and businesses should increase by ~2.2%, the EIA says, citing forecasts for a colder winter, higher economic growth and rising gas prices.
- U.S. emissions have been falling for several years, largely because coal consumption is declining as power plants increasingly use gas to generate electricity; the EIA forecasts coal's share of generation rising to 30.9% in 2017 and 31% in 2018 from 30.4% in 2016, while natural gas will take a 31.4% share in 2017 vs. 33.8% in 2016 before rising to 31.9% in 2018.
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