Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the United States were 1.55 billion metric tons (GtCO2) in 2020 - a decrease of roughly 10 percent compared with 2019 levels.
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in million metric tons)
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EIA. (October 29, 2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. "Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Consumption at Conventional Power and Combined Heat and Power (Chp) Plants in The U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA, Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in million metric tons) [Graph], EIA, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/574661/co2-emissions-from-conventional-and-heat-and-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/