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Breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation in the U.S. 2020

Published by Ian Tiseo, Jul 12, 2022
The United States emitted 1.48 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) from electricity generation in 2020. Carbon dioxide emitted from fossil fuel combustion accounted for 97 percent of this total. Meanwhile, other greenhouse gases released from fossil fuel combustion contributed to just over one percent of total electricity generation emissions.

Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation in the United States in 2020, by category

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Release date

April 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

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Based on emissions of 1.48 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent

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