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Carbon dioxide emissions by fuel
million metric tons
	2018	2019	2020F	2021F
Petroleum and other liquid fuels	2,374	2,365	2,054	2,248
Natural gas	1,636	1,689	1,665	1,563
Coal	1,260	1,076	875	1,033
Total energy	5,281	5,142	4,606	4,855
Source: Short-Term Energy Outlook Renewables and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Note: F= Forecast.

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08/27/2019Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, by source
08/27/2019Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, Residential Sector

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State Energy Profiles
Released October 15, 2020 | tags: CO2 all fuel sources coal consumption/demand crude oil electricity +emissions environment greenhouse gases monthly most popular natural gas nuclear oil/petroleum prices production/supply renewables states total energy
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International Energy Outlook
Released October 14, 2020 | tags: CO2 IEO OECD all fuel sources annual coal +commercial electricity emissions environment forecasts/projections greenhouse gases international liquid fuels most popular natural gas non-OECD nuclear oil/petroleum renewables residential total energy transportation
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Short-Term Energy Outlook
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