Jesse D. Jenkins: US energy-related CO2 emissions decreased by 3% in 2023, or ~134 million metric tons, according to the US EIA, with declines in the electric power sector leading the way. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 2023 is the first year since the pandemic that US CO2 fell as the economy expanded. 🔌💡 🇺🇸🌎

US energy-related CO2 emissions decreased by 3% in 2023, or ~134 million metric tons, according to the US EIA, with declines in the electric power sector leading the way. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 2023 is the first year since the pandemic that US CO2 fell as the economy expanded. 🔌💡 🇺🇸🌎

This does not include gas and oil developed for export, does it?

It includes the domestic emissions associated with that production and liquefaction of gas, but it does not include the molecules shift abroad.

Thank you Jesse. I worry that touting US emissions reductions while the US is exporting so much could be a form of greenwashing.

It is consistent with how every country in the world treats their national climate goals. We can absolutely talk about oil and gas exports as well (I did extensively here heatmap.news/podcast/shif...) but the calculus on exports is a lot less straightforward as it depends what it displaces.

The Messy Truth of America’s Natural Gas Exportsheatmap.news Inside episode one of Shift Key, a new climate podcast from Heatmap News.

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