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U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by sector 2017
Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Feb 28, 2019
This statistic shows the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, broken down by sector. In 2017, the electricity generation sector contributed nearly 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the country.
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by T. Wang,
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Feb 28, 2019
This statistic shows the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, broken down by sector. In 2017, the electricity generation sector contributed nearly 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the country.
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