“Over those three decades, the U.S. population soared by 28% and the economy, as measured by gross domestic product adjusted for inflation, more than doubled.
Yet U.S. emissions from many of the activities that produce greenhouse gases – transportation, industry, agriculture, heating and cooling of buildings – have remained about the same over the past 30 years. Transportation is a bit up; industry a bit down. And electricity, once the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, has seen its emissions drop significantly.”
Between 2005 and 2022, the U.S. cut climate-changing emissions by 17% even as its economy grew by over 75%. This decoupling was driven by a transition from coal to natural gas and renewables, improved energy efficiency, and structural economic changes favoring less energy-intensive sectors.
Read the full story at The Conversation: theconversation.com/how-the-us-cut-climate-changing-emissions-while-its-economy-more-than-doubled-268763
