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Energy Infrastructure & Transition Overview

22% 49% 2007 23% 2019 ■ Coal ■Natural gas ■Renewables ■ Other from other electric power from other sectors Under the Paris Agreement, U.S. was to reduce 2005-level CO2 emissions 26-28% by 2025 By 2019, over half of that reduction goal was already achieved Source: U.S. EIA Electricity Data Browser (net generation) & Monthly Energy Review (Dec-2020); World Bank, Development Indicators, GDP, U.S.$ current (12/16/2020). 14 8% 17% 21% 21% 38% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 from coal electric power from natural gas electric power 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Power emissions declined >30% or ~805 million metric tons 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.1 U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined Since 2007 while GDP grew ~50% Primarily due to converting coal power generation to natural gas generation U.S. ELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX % of total generation U.S. CO2 EMISSIONS billion metric tons KINDER MORGAN U.S. emissions declined ~14% or ~860 million metric tons 2014 2015 4.4 2016 2017 2018 2019 2025 goal
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