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Figure 7-7<br />

Energy Intensity of Real U.S. GDP, 1973–2015<br />

Trillion Btu Per 2009 Dollar<br />

16<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

2015<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015<br />

Source: Energy Information Administration.<br />

Index, 2008=1<br />

1.0<br />

1.0<br />

0.9<br />

Figure 7-8<br />

Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption per Real U.S.<br />

GDP, 2008–2015<br />

Energy Consumption per<br />

GDP (MMBtu/dollar)<br />

2015<br />

0.9<br />

0.8<br />

Carbon Emissions per<br />

GDP (MT CO2/dollar)<br />

0.8<br />

0.7<br />

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015<br />

Source: Energy Information Administration.<br />

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