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Plant-level cooling water and air emissions data are now available on a new beta version of EIA’s Electricity Data Browser

tags: CO2 NOx SO2 emissions monthly
About 7% of fossil fuels are consumed for non-combustion use in the United States

tags: CO2 HGL coal consumption/demand daily emissions +liquid fuels natural gas oil/petroleum
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions expected to rise slightly in 2018, remain flat in 2019

tags: CO2 coal daily emissions international liquid fuels +natural gas oil/petroleum
California plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030

tags: CO2 California daily emissions states
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions decreased in most states from 2005 to 2015

tags: CO2 daily emissions states
Growth in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow

tags: CO2 IEO emissions international
CO2 emissions from coal fell by record amount in 2015, led by Texas and Midwest

tags: CO2 Midwest Texas coal daily electricity +generation natural gas states
Petra Nova is one of two carbon capture and sequestration power plants in the world

tags: CO2 coal daily electricity emissions generation +greenhouse gases power plants
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions expected to fall in 2017 but rise in 2018

tags: CO2 STEO coal daily emissions forecasts/projections +natural gas oil/petroleum weather
Coal plants installed mercury controls to meet compliance deadlines

tags: coal daily electricity emissions generation
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction prices are the lowest since 2014

tags: CO2 daily emissions greenhouse gases
Carbon intensity of energy use is lowest in U.S. industrial and electric power sectors

tags: CO2 commercial daily electricity generation industrial +residential transportation
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell 1.7% in 2016

tags: CO2 coal daily electricity emissions generation +natural gas
Projected carbon dioxide emissions are sensitive to factors driving fossil fuel use

tags: AEO CO2 coal daily emissions forecasts/projections +liquid fuels natural gas oil/petroleum prices resources
Sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants have fallen faster than coal generation

tags: SO2 coal daily electricity emissions generation
Power sector carbon dioxide emissions fall below transportation sector emissions

tags: CO2 coal daily electricity emissions generation +natural gas transportation
Energy-related CO2 emissions for first six months of 2016 are lowest since 1991

tags: CO2 coal daily electricity emissions generation +hydroelectric natural gas solar wind
Energy-related CO2 emissions from natural gas surpass coal as fuel use patterns change

tags: CO2 coal daily emissions exports/imports natural gas +nuclear oil/petroleum renewables
Clean Power Plan implementation choices by states could affect electricity generation mix

tags: AEO AEO2016 CO2 alternative fuels coal daily +electricity electricity generating fuel mix energy efficiency forecasts/projections natural gas renewables solar wind
Proposed standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles would reduce diesel consumption

tags: AEO AEO2016 daily diesel gasoline oil/petroleum +transportation
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction prices decline

tags: CO2 daily electricity emissions generation
Clean Power Plan implementation decisions affect CO2 emissions and electricity prices

tags: AEO AEO2016 CO2 daily electricity forecasts/projections +generation
Clean Power Plan accelerates the growth of renewable generation throughout United States

tags: AEO AEO2016 alternative fuels coal daily forecasts/projections +natural gas nuclear renewables solar wind
Future power sector carbon dioxide emissions depend on status of Clean Power Plan

tags: CO2 coal daily electricity emissions
Projected growth in CO2 emissions driven by countries outside the OECD

tags: CO2 IEO daily emissions forecasts/projections international

Recent Data and Forecast

Carbon dioxide emissions by fuel
million metric tons
	2016	2017	2018F	2019F
Petroleum and other liquid fuels	2,327	2,338	2,357	2,384
Natural gas	1,495	1,472	1,548	1,571
Coal	1,354	1,331	1,285	1,285
Total energy	5,187	5,153	5,202	5,251
Source: Short-Term Energy Outlook Renewables and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Note: F= Forecast.

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Updated Data Series

04/25/2017 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, by source
04/25/2017 Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, Residential Sector

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Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions by State, 2000-2015

Released January 22, 2018 | tags: CO2 annual coal commercial electricity emissions +environment greenhouse gases most popular natural gas oil/petroleum residential states transportation
U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Released October 05, 2017 | tags: CO2 annual emissions environment greenhouse gases most popular
Electric Power Monthly

Released April 24, 2018 | tags: alternative fuels capacity capacity factor coal commercial disruption +electricity environment exports/imports generating capacity generation geothermal hydroelectric industrial inventories/stocks monthly most popular nuclear outages power plants prices production/supply renewables residential revenue sales solar states transportation wind wood
Short-Term Energy Outlook

Released April 10, 2018 | tags: CO2 OECD OPEC STEO WTI alternative fuels +coal consumption/demand crude oil distillate fuel electric generation electricity emissions environment exports/imports forecasts/projections gasoline heating oil hydroelectric inventories/stocks liquid fuels monthly most popular natural gas non-OPEC nuclear oil/petroleum petroleum products prices production/supply renewables spot prices total energy
Short-Term Energy Outlook - environment section

Released April 10, 2018 | tags: CO2 STEO consumption/demand emissions environment forecasts/projections +greenhouse gases monthly most popular
Short-Term Energy Outlook - renewables section

Released April 10, 2018 | tags: STEO alternative fuels biomass environment forecasts/projections geothermal +hydroelectric monthly most popular renewables solar vehicles wind
Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook

Released April 05, 2018 | tags: AEO AEO2016 NEMS all fuel sources alternative fuels annual +coal consumption/demand electricity environment forecasts/projections most popular natural gas nuclear oil/petroleum total energy

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Environment overview: 1/26/2018 Monthly Energy Review
Carbon dioxide emissions: 1/9/2018 Short Term Energy Outlook

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