- The average U.S. household produces more than 35,000 pounds of CO2 and other pollutants – greenhouse gases – every year. Source: EPA carbon calculator
- More than half of the country’s total energy use – and its production of global warming pollution – is tied to our everyday activities such as powering appliances, turning on lights, and driving cars. In 2005, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 938 kilowatt hours (kWh) and appliances account for 64.7% of electricity consumption in the average American household (2001).
Source: EIA electricity FAQ
- In the United States, 98 percent of carbon dioxide is emitted as a result of the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining two percent of carbon dioxide emissions comes from a variety of other industrial sources. Source: EIA, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2005
- Carbon dioxide emissions represent about 84 percent of total United States greenhouse gas emissions. Source: EIA, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2005
- The electric power sector alone represents nearly 40 percent of total United States energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (petroleum, natural gas and coal). The electric power sector includes traditional regulated utilities, as well as independent power producers whose primary business is the generation and sale of electricity. Source: EIA, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2005
For more information on our nation’s energy use, visit our Resource section (link here: http://www.b-e-f.org/news/links.shtm).
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