Emissions
Analyzing energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. based on various growth assumptions, fuel sources, and economic scenarios from the Annual Energy Outlook 2021. The data includes historical trends, projections, sector-wise breakdown, and the impact of oil and gas supply assumptions on carbon emissions. Explore how macroeconomic factors and oil prices influence emissions levels over the coming decades.
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Carbon dioxide emissions based on macroeconomic growth assumptions U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions AEO2021 economic growth cases billion metric tons 2020 6.0 history projections High Economic Growth 5.0 Reference Low Economic Growth other cases 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by sector and fuel source Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by sector AEO2021 Reference case billion metric tons Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by fuel AEO2021 Reference case billion metric tons 2020 2020 3.0 3.0 history projections history projections 2.5 2.5 petroleum 2.0 2.0 transportation natural gas 1.5 1.5 industrial electric power 1.0 1.0 coal 0.5 0.5 residential commercial 0.0 0.0 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 3 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions based on oil price assumptions U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions AEO2021 oil price cases billion metric tons 2020 6.0 history projections Low Oil Price Reference High Oil Price other cases 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 4 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by sector based on oil price assumptions Carbon dioxide emissions by sector, AEO2021 oil price cases Reference case billion metric tons Low Oil Price case billion metric tons High Oil Price case billion metric tons 2020 2020 2020 2.5 2.5 2.5 history projections history projections history projections 2.0 2.0 2.0 transportation 1.5 1.5 1.5 industrial electric power 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 residential commercial 0.0 0.0 0.0 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 5 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo
Generation and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions based on oil and natural gas supply assumptions Generation and carbon dioxide emissions by sector, AEO2021 oil and gas supply cases U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions billion metric tons Renewable electric power generation trillion kilowatthours Fossil fuel-fired electric power generation trillion kilowatthours 2020 2020 2020 6.0 6.0 6.0 history projections history projections history projections 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 High Oil and Gas Supply Reference Low Oil and Gas Supply other cases 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 6 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo
Generation and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions based on renewable cost assumptions Generation and carbon dioxide emissions by sector, AEO2021 renewables cost cases U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions billion metric tons Fossil fuel-fired electric power generation trillion kilowatthours 6.0 history projections Renewable electric power generation trillion kilowatthours 2020 2020 2020 6.0 6.0 history projections history projections 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 High Renewables Cost Reference Low Renewables Cost other cases 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 7 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo
Carbon dioxide intensity by sector Carbon intensity by end-use sector AEO2021 Reference case metric tons of carbon dioxide per billion British thermal units 2020 80 history projections 70 transportation 60 50 40 industrial residential commercial 30 20 10 0 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 Note: Each end-use sector takes into account carbon intensity of electric power. 8 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021) www.eia.gov/aeo