2005 2017 Coal Light 
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JANUARY 8, 2020
This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption. Coal-fired power generation fell by a record 18% year-on-year to its lowest level since 1975. An increase in natural gas generation offset some of the climate gains from this coal decline, but overall power sector emissions still decreased by almost 10%.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2019
In 2017, total gross U.S. The decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions between 2016 and 2017 was driven in part by a decrease in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Relative to the 1990 baseline, gross emissions in 2017 were higher by 1.6%, down from a high of 15.7% Overall, net emissions in 2017 were 12.7%
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APRIL 15, 2019
lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2017, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,456.7
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DECEMBER 16, 2013
Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. In some areas, natural gas-fired generation replaces power formerly supplied by coal and nuclear plants. quadrillion Btu in 2012 to 12.1
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JANUARY 23, 2012
In recent years, the US electric power sector’s historical reliance on coal-fired power plants has begun to decline. Total US energy-related CO 2 emissions remain below their 2005 level through 2035. Energy-related CO 2 emissions grow by 3% from 2010 to 2035, reaching 5,806 million metric tons in 2035.
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DECEMBER 5, 2012
Further, the fossil fuel share of primary energy consumption falls from 82% in 2011 to 78% in 2040 as consumption of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls, largely because of the incorporation of new fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles. quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0 efficiency and the shift to a less carbon-intensive fuel mix.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2010
It is considered a Generation III Advanced Light Water Reactor.) Units 3 and 4 are expected to begin commercial operation in 2016 and 2017, respectively. These are the first conditional commitments for loan guarantees to be offered by DOE for a nuclear power facility since enactment of the 2005 law.
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