US emissions increased 1 percent from 2021-2022 but fell 17 percent from 2005 levels: EPA
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US greenhouse gas emissions increased by 1 percent between 2021 and 2022, reaching a total of 5,489 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. The increase was primarily attributed to higher levels of fossil fuel combustion due to the economic rebound and lifting of pandemic-related restrictions. However, compared to 2005 levels, net emissions fell by 16.7 percent between 1990 and 2022. This decrease was partly due to a decline in emissions from industry, driven by factors such as the shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy, improvements in energy efficiency, and transitions to lower-carbon fuels. Transportation accounted for the largest share of emissions in 2022 at 28.4 percent, followed by electricity generation at 24.9 percent and industry at 22.9 percent. Carbon emissions made up the majority of greenhouse gas emissions at 79.7 percent, followed by methane emissions at 11.1 percent. The remaining emissions came from nitrous oxide and a combination of other gases. The EPA's annual emissions inventory report is considered a comprehensive and transparent national greenhouse gas accounting model.
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