Beyond Words

• Date: 01 November 2016

11-2016 NEWS & ANALYSIS 46 ELR 10911

BEYOND WORDS

Each month, ELR publishes a graphic that depicts an environmental law or policy theme or topic. Please send suggested

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (August 2016) and Monthly Energy Review, available at

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=27552.

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions From Natural Gas Surpass Coal as Fuel Use Patterns Change

U.S. primary energy consumption by fuel

quadrillion British thermal units

U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions by fuel

billion metric tons

U.S. primary energy consumption

quadrillion British thermal units

Energy-related CO2 Intensities by fuel (1990-2017)

million metric tons per quadrillion British thermal units

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