“This analysis examines the level and drivers of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2010. After a historic decline in 2009, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rebounded in 2010, but still remain 358 million metric tons (6 percent) below the 2005 level.
What happened to carbon dioxide emissions from energy use in 2010? In 2010, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States saw their largest absolute and percentage increase (213 million metric tons or 3.9 percent) since 1988 when they grew by 218 (4.6 percent). As shown below, only two years 1996 and 2000 have shown similar growth in the time period since 1990. However, unlike those years, 2010 was preceded by declines in three out of the four previous years. As will be discussed below, 2010 was an atypical year for emissions growth, just as 2009 showed an unusual decline.”
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