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By 2050, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States are projected to have declined in the residential and commercial sectors, relative to 2021. In comparison, transportation and industrial sector emissions during this same period are expected to increase by 8.6 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively.

Projected energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 2021 to 2050, by end-use sector (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Residential sector	Commercial sector	Industrial sector	Transportation sector
2050	742	624	1,491	1,881
2049	740	622	1,479	1,866
2048	739	620	1,472	1,855
2047	737	618	1,467	1,846
2046	737	616	1,462	1,836
2045	736	615	1,455	1,825
2044	736	615	1,449	1,816
2043	736	614	1,442	1,809
2042	738	615	1,438	1,802
2041	738	614	1,429	1,795
2040	737	613	1,421	1,790
2039	739	614	1,417	1,783
2038	739	614	1,411	1,779
2037	738	613	1,404	1,778
2036	741	614	1,398	1,775
2035	750	621	1,399	1,776
2034	760	629	1,400	1,778
2033	776	642	1,407	1,780
2032	776	640	1,399	1,782
2031	782	645	1,393	1,787
2030	788	650	1,392	1,792
2029	797	658	1,392	1,796
2028	811	671	1,395	1,803
2027	813	672	1,390	1,810
2026	818	675	1,391	1,817
2025	824	684	1,382	1,819
2024	840	701	1,383	1,816
2023	892	751	1,415	1,815
2022	903	765	1,410	1,805
2021	934	776	1,382	1,732

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March 2022

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Survey time period

2021

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Projections are based on a Reference scenario.

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