Power

From 1960 to a peak in 2007, US annual CO2 emissions increased by over 50% before beginning a decline driven by fuel shifts in the power sector. Net emissions declined by 17% from 2005 to today. The primary reason was the use of natural gas which increased from 18% in 1950 to 36% in 2023. In 1950 fossil fuels were 86% of total US energy production and by 2023 that had dropped to 84%. This is during a time when trillions were spent on wind and solar and illustrates the fact that energy consumptions in increasing faster than wind and solar can keep up. The use of natural gas should continue to increase while the US makes the change to nuclear power.