Ever since coal emissions peaked in 2012 they've fallen quickly. But in 2020 coal plants still emitted about 1 billion tons per year. That's 21% of the country's total.
And while the coal industry is certainly not going to roar back to life anytime soon, emissions from coal power plants are expected to be as high as 400m tons in 2030.
CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants in the U.S. (gigatons per year)
Coal emissions began declining in America for two main reasons:
Let's look at how those two changes affected coal emissions.
Coal emissions began declining in America for two main reasons:
Let's look at how those two changes affected coal emissions.
Ever since coal emissions peaked in 2012 they've fallen quickly. But in 2020 coal plants still emitted about 1 billion tons per year. That's 21% of the country's total.
And while the coal industry is certainly not going to roar back to life anytime soon, emissions from coal power plants are expected to be as high as 400m tons in 2030.
Coal emissions began declining in America for two main reasons:
Let's look at how those two changes affected coal emissions.
Coal emissions began declining in America for two main reasons:
Let's look at how those two changes affected coal emissions.