United States Carbon Emissions

This page includes charts summarizing the much discussed fall in US carbon emissions in recent years.  It shows energy related carbon emissions in total and seperated between petroleum, coal and natural gas.

The data is from the EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook query tool.  It can also be viewed in fullscreen.

The data is from the EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook query tool.  It can also be viewed in fullscreen.

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Lindsay Wilson
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I founded Shrink That Footprint in November 2012, after a long period of research. For many years I have calculated, studied and worked with carbon footprints, and Shrink That Footprint is that interest come to life.

I have an Economics degree from UCL, have previously worked as an energy efficiency analyst at BNEF and continue to work as a strategy consultant at Maneas.  I have consulted to numerous clients in energy and finance, as well as the World Economic Forum.

When I’m not crunching carbon footprints you’ll often find me helping my two year old son tend to the tomatoes, salad and peppers growing in our upcycled greenhouse.