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<blockquote data-quote="MAKAVELI" data-source="post: 3625822" data-attributes="member: 43825"><p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005" target="_blank">Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005 | Carbon Brief</a></p><p><img src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/naturalgaswithturbines-hero-1550x804.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>A pipeline for the distribution of natural gas, with wind turbines in the background; Texas, US. Credit: Jim Parkin / Alamy Stock Photo</p><p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/category/energy/emissions" target="_blank">EMISSIONS</a> </p><p>15 August 2017 17:38</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005#" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_fb.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Analysis%3A+Why+US+carbon+emissions+have+fallen+14%25+since+2005&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carbonbrief.org%2Fanalysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_tw.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_li.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><img src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_em.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><br /> </li> </ul><p><img src="https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Zeke-71x71.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/author/zekehausfather" target="_blank">ZEKE HAUSFATHER</a></strong></span></p><p>08.15.17</p><p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/category/energy/emissions" target="_blank">EMISSIONS</a>Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Before 2005, US carbon emissions were marching upwards year after year, with little sign of slowing down. After this point, they fell quickly, declining 14% from their peak by the end of 2016.</p><p></p><p>Researchers have given a number of different reasons for this marked turnaround. Some <a href="https://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/issues/decarbonization/how-natural-gas-and-wind-decarbonize-the-grid" target="_blank">have argued</a> that it was mainly due to natural gas and, to a lesser extent, wind both replacing coal for generating electricity. Others <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/recession-rather-than-shale-gas-caused-us-carbon-cuts-study" target="_blank">have suggested</a> that the declines were driven by the financial crisis and its lasting effects on the economy.</p><p></p><p>Here Carbon Brief presents an analysis of the causes of the decline in US CO2 since 2005. There is no single cause of reductions. Rather, they were driven by a number of factors, including a large-scale transition from coal to gas, a large increase in wind power, a reduction in industrial energy use and changes in transport patterns.</p><p></p><p>Declines in US CO2 have persisted despite an economic recovery from the financial crisis. While the pace of reductions may slow, many of these factors will continue to push down emissions, notwithstanding the inclinations of the <a href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-03-28/trump-about-end-obama-era-emissions-cuts-how-will-co2-emissions-change" target="_blank">current administration</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MAKAVELI, post: 3625822, member: 43825"] [URL='https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005']Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005 | Carbon Brief[/URL] [IMG]https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/naturalgaswithturbines-hero-1550x804.jpg[/IMG] A pipeline for the distribution of natural gas, with wind turbines in the background; Texas, US. Credit: Jim Parkin / Alamy Stock Photo [URL='https://www.carbonbrief.org/category/energy/emissions']EMISSIONS[/URL] 15 August 2017 17:38 [SIZE=4][B]Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005#'][IMG]https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_fb.png[/IMG][/URL] [*][URL='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Analysis%3A+Why+US+carbon+emissions+have+fallen+14%25+since+2005&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carbonbrief.org%2Fanalysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005'][IMG]https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_tw.png[/IMG][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005'][IMG]https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_li.png[/IMG][/URL] [*][EMAIL='?subject=Analysis:%20Why%20US%20carbon%20emissions%20have%20fallen%2014%%20since%202005&body=https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why-us-carbon-emissions-have-fallen-14-since-2005.'][IMG]https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/themes/carbonbrief/images/icons/innerShare_em.png[/IMG][/EMAIL] [/LIST] [IMG]https://www.carbonbrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Zeke-71x71.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B][URL='https://www.carbonbrief.org/author/zekehausfather']ZEKE HAUSFATHER[/URL][/B][/SIZE] 08.15.17 [URL='https://www.carbonbrief.org/category/energy/emissions']EMISSIONS[/URL]Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005 Before 2005, US carbon emissions were marching upwards year after year, with little sign of slowing down. After this point, they fell quickly, declining 14% from their peak by the end of 2016. Researchers have given a number of different reasons for this marked turnaround. Some [URL='https://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/issues/decarbonization/how-natural-gas-and-wind-decarbonize-the-grid']have argued[/URL] that it was mainly due to natural gas and, to a lesser extent, wind both replacing coal for generating electricity. Others [URL='https://www.carbonbrief.org/recession-rather-than-shale-gas-caused-us-carbon-cuts-study']have suggested[/URL] that the declines were driven by the financial crisis and its lasting effects on the economy. Here Carbon Brief presents an analysis of the causes of the decline in US CO2 since 2005. There is no single cause of reductions. Rather, they were driven by a number of factors, including a large-scale transition from coal to gas, a large increase in wind power, a reduction in industrial energy use and changes in transport patterns. Declines in US CO2 have persisted despite an economic recovery from the financial crisis. While the pace of reductions may slow, many of these factors will continue to push down emissions, notwithstanding the inclinations of the [URL='https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-03-28/trump-about-end-obama-era-emissions-cuts-how-will-co2-emissions-change']current administration[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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