Thursday, February 28, 2013

U.S. Energy Statistics

About a month ago, there were a number of reports in the media, including this article in the Guardian, discussing a decline in U.S. CO2 emissions last year to the lowest levels since 1994.  The source of this information was a report by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) entitled Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook.

I know nothing about energy or economics, so I can't really comment on the reliability of the report, but for wonks out there who are like me and love to look at graphics and statistics, it's worth a look.  Here are a few that caught my eye.

Source: Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook

I'll blow up Figure 2 from the top as it is most interesting.  

Source: Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook
Those of you out there who are energy and economics wonks, feel free to add your comments and interpretation.

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