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Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:21 AM
Jan 2025
"US failed to lower carbon emissions in 2024, analysis finds"

The nation increased renewable energy, but those environmental gains were washed away by rising pollution from transportation and natural gas.

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But those trends were offset by growing fossil fuel use in other parts of the economy. Transportation emissions were up 0.8 percent as Americans took to the skies and roads in increasing numbers. Natural gas consumption in the power sector also increased, offsetting a slight decline in coal and negating renewable energy gains. Emissions from buildings were also up slightly, as hot weather increased energy demand.

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Source: https://www.eenews.net/articles/us-failed-to-lower-carbon-emissions-in-2024-analysis-finds-2/

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