US emissions barely declined in 2024 amid rising power demand, fuel use

Published on January 13, 2025

Despite a record year for clean power production, recent declines in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions slowed to a crawl in 2024. That’s according to new research by the climate modeling firm Rhodium Group, which found that carbon emissions fell by just 0.2 percent last year amid soaring electricity demand and…

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