Natural gas is the solution

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest energy report notes that, from 2005 to 2017, U.S. energy related emissions of carbon dioxide plunged by 861 million metric tons, 14% drop. It's both a result of the decline due to the Great Recession and the fracking revolution. Over the same period, how did the rest of the world do? Emissions rose by 21% to 6.04 billion metric tons over the 12 years, mostly due to booming economic growth in India and China, where coal-fired energy output continues to expand. US energy sources in 2018 were: Oil 37% Natural gas 29% Coal 14% Nuclear 9% Wind 2.3% Solar 0.6% In 2008 coal was at 48%. While wind and solar get all the headlines, replacing coal with natural gas is the solution.