U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009: A Retrospective Review
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a report that examines the level and drivers of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2009. According to EIA, 2009 saw the largest absolute and percentage decline in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since the start of EIA's comprehensive record of annual energy data in 1949.
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