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Lower U.S. Energy-Related Emissions Due to Natural Gas Use

10/31/2017

North American Natural Gas Pipelines Map

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported 2016 data suggest that 63 percent of energy-related carbon emissions reduction can be credited to the utilization of cleaner-burning natural gas for electricity generation.

It said: “Of this total, 2,007 MMmt can be attributed to the shift in fossil fuels to natural gas, and 1,169 MMmt can be attributed to the increase in non-fossil generation sources.”

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