U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions in early 2012 lowest since 1992 - EIA

The accomplishment would be more impressive if it came in the context of global cooling. 

The middle part of the year will be a better test, yet clearly the move to natural gas and reduction in gasoline consumption is having an impact on emissions.

U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions in early 2012 lowest since 1992 - Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA):

U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from energy use during the first quarter of 2012 were the lowest in two decades for any January-March period. Normally, CO2 emissions during the year are highest in the first quarter because of strong demand for heat produced by fossil fuels. However, CO2 emissions during January-March 2012 were low due to a combination of three factors:

• A mild winter that reduced household heating demand and therefore energy use
• A decline in coal-fired electricity generation, due largely to historically low natural gas prices
• Reduced gasoline demand

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