Reported direct emissions from power plant facilities in the United States totaled 1.49 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2020. U.S. power plant emissions have reduced by more than 30 percent since 2011, when they totaled 2.2 GtCO2e. The U.S. electric power industry is the second-largest carbon polluter in the country.
Greenhouse gas emissions released by power plants in the United States from 2011 to 2020
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent
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Environmental Protection Agency. (August 7, 2021). Greenhouse gas emissions released by power plants in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615953/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-power-plants-in-the-us/
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Greenhouse gas emissions released by power plants in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, August 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/615953/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-power-plants-in-the-us/
