In 2023, U.S. climate emissions decreased by 1.9%, a reversal from the increases seen in 2021 and 2022, while the GDP simultaneously grew. This decline, reported by the Rhodium Group, is significant as it marks the first time this decade that emissions have fallen alongside economic growth. The reduction in emissions, which are starting to accelerate, is primarily due to less coal being burned for electricity, a practice that has dropped to its lowest level since 1991 when the economy was roughly a quarter of its current size. Despite these advancements, with America's carbon emissions having peaked in 2005, experts warn that the U.S. is still far from meeting its Paris Agreement goals and that reaching these targets will require increased ambition from government and industry.
change in america’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023: - 1.9% -rhodium group https://t.co/By00MY6uhq
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9% in 2023, largely because the burning of coal for electricity dropped to its lowest level in half a century, research found. The decline hasn’t been enough to meet the nation’s goals for trying to slow global warming. https://t.co/rroVV8ns5x
Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2 percent in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds. https://t.co/HpMrMfGzA8
There’s good news, and bad news… Good news first: for the first time since 2020, America’s carbon emissions actually declined! A new estimate from the Rhodium Group finds U.S. emissions fell 1.9% in 2023, mostly because we’re not burning as much coal as we used to. 👏 1/4 https://t.co/vGAzEWs5mN
Carbon emissions shrank in 2023 even as the economy grew. The modest emissions reduction represents progress, but also shows that U.S. climate goals remain far-fetched without additional ambition at the highest levels of government and industry. https://t.co/LAG7rSUMz5
"America’s carbon emissions peaked in 2005... Since then, the economy has kept growing, but climate pollution has slowly fallen. Last year, America emitted as much carbon as it did in 1991, when the economy was roughly a quarter of its current size." 👀 https://t.co/jPJUYw0tcp https://t.co/jh8GLgABXf
New: For the first time this decade, U.S. emissions went down in 2023 at the same time that GDP went up. The pace of U.S. emissions decline is starting to accelerate, too. But we’re still way off track to meet our Paris Agreement goals. https://t.co/QED1L4uKp2 https://t.co/AkFJsDavkN
US climate emissions declined 1.9% last year after rising in 2021 and 2022, according to an analysis by the Rhodium Group https://t.co/oFmPfb4jwX