In 2010, the electric sector was responsible for 74 percent of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the United States. By 2020, the electric sectors share of SO2 emissions had fallen to 42 percent. The electric sectors share of U.S. CO2 emissions has reduced over the past decade, falling from 42 percent in 2020 to 33 percent in 2019.
The emission reductions across this sector can be attributed to the growth in renewable energy, as well as the gradual phase-out of coal.
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Ceres. (July 20, 2021). Share of total emissions in the United States produced by the electric sector in 2010 and 2020, by gas [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133084/electric-sector-emissions-united-states/
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Ceres. (2021). Share of total emissions in the United States produced by the electric sector in 2010 and 2020, by gas. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133084/electric-sector-emissions-united-states/
Ceres. "Share of Total Emissions in The United States Produced by The Electric Sector in 2010 and 2020, by Gas." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133084/electric-sector-emissions-united-states/
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Share of total emissions in the United States produced by the electric sector in 2010 and 2020, by gas [Graph], Ceres, July 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133084/electric-sector-emissions-united-states/
