Still more data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows natural gas is reducing CO2 emissions in the power sector and we’ve only just begun.

Natural gas, because it’s less carbon intensive than coal and oil, has dramatically altered the impact of the electric power sector on CO2 emissions. The electric power sector, in fact, now produces less in the way of CO2 emissions than the transportation sector. This points the way to much greater declines in CO2 emissions down the road, as electric cars powered by natural gas generation of electricity, along with CNG and LNG vehicles, gradually take over that sector as well.

The EIA, yet again, has the story. It can be found in a Today In Energy post by Cara Marcy and Bill Sanchez. It’s not a new story, but worth repeating. Here is what they reveal (emphasis added):

U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the transportation sector reached 1,893 million metric tons (MMmt) from October 2015 through September 2016, exceeding electric power sector CO2 emissions of 1,803 MMmt over the same time period.  On a 12-month rolling total basis, electric power sector CO2 emissions are now regularly below transportation sector CO2 emissions for the first time since the late 1970s. CO2 emissions from electric power have been trending lower since 2007…

Read more:

http://naturalgasnow.org/evidence-piles-natural-gas-reducing-co2-emissions/