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Index, 2000=1<br />

1.3<br />

1.2<br />

Figure 7-5<br />

GDP and Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Dioxide<br />

Emissions, 2000–2015<br />

GDP<br />

2015<br />

1.1<br />

1.0<br />

Greenhouse Gas<br />

Emissions<br />

0.9<br />

Carbon Dioxide<br />

0.8<br />

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016<br />

Note: Total emissions from EPA is available through 2014; 2014–2015 trend is estimated<br />

using change in CO 2 emissions from the energy sector from the EIA.<br />

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Information Administration, and Bureau<br />

of Economic Analysis.<br />

Million Metric Tons<br />

2,500 Other<br />

2,000<br />

Natural Gas<br />

Coal<br />

Figure 7-6<br />

Electric Power Sector Carbon Dioxide<br />

Emissions, 1990–2015<br />

1,500<br />

1,000<br />

500<br />

0<br />

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015<br />

Note: Other includes emissions from the petroleum, geothermal, and non-biomass waste<br />

electric sectors.<br />

Source: Energy Information Administration.<br />

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