This statistic gives outlook figures on carbon dioxide emissions from those electric power sources including geothermal power and nonbiogenic emissions from municipal waste in the U.S. from 2016 to 2050. It is estimated that six million metric tons of carbon dioxide will be emitted from such sources used for electric power in 2030.
U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in million metric tons)
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EIA. (February 6, 2018). U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193154/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electic-power-sources-since-2009/
EIA. "U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193154/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electic-power-sources-since-2009/
EIA. (2018). U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193154/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electic-power-sources-since-2009/
EIA. "U.S. Electric Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193154/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electic-power-sources-since-2009/
EIA, U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193154/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electic-power-sources-since-2009/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions between 2016 and 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph], EIA, February 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193154/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-electic-power-sources-since-2009/