Energy Technologies, Markets, and Government Policies’ Major Impacts on U.S. Carbon Emissions, 2005-2016

Energy Technologies, Markets, and Government Policies’ Major Impacts on U.S. Carbon Emissions, 2005-2016

By John Miller, Independent Energy Consultant who provides analysis of past, current and developing clean energy sources.  – February 6

The U.S. continues to make fairly good progress in reducing its fossil fuels consumption and associated carbon emissions since the mid-2000’s. This article updates a previously posted analysis,  which detailed government policies, technologies and market factors that have most enabled the U.S. to continue reducing its total fossil fuels consumption and carbon emissions. 2005-16 U.S. Carbon Emissions – U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuels consumption peaked just before the 2007-09 Great Recession. Following the recession and the relatively slow economic recovery, U.S. fossil fuels carbon emissions have continuously declined on average. U.S. fossil fuels’ carbon emissions nearly peaked at 6,000 million metric tons per year (MMT/yr.) in 2005. Total carbon emissions have declined by 935 MMT/yr. or 16% 2005-16. This level of carbon emissions’ reduction represents over half of the U.S. Paris Climate Agreement pledge made late last year. Read on...http://www.theenergycollective.com/jemiller_ep/2397667/energy-technologies-markets-and-government-policies-major-impacts-on-u-s-carbon-emissions-2005-2016