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Greenpeace: Renewables cutting US emissions more than gas as coal consumption drops
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/newsdesk/energy/data/data-what-accounts-huge-cut-us-coal-use-2007[font face=Serif][font size=5]Renewables cutting US emissions more than gas as coal consumption drops[/font]
20th Oct 2014 | Zachary Davies Boren & Lauri Myllvirta
[font size=3]Renewable energy, not shale gas, is the biggest single cause of the fall in US emissions from coal use, according a new analysis of US data by Energydesk.
The analysis can't be seen as conclusive evidence, because it doesn't model the change in generation in the US dynamically, however it does suggest the role of shale may have been over-played.
The data shows that the fall US coal consumption since 2007 is to a larger extent down to reductions in demand and an increase in renewable generation than to use of shale gas.
Between 2007-13 the US experienced the largest fall in coal usage ever experienced by any country, with renewables, energy efficiency and shale gas together picking up the slack.
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20th Oct 2014 | Zachary Davies Boren & Lauri Myllvirta
[font size=3]Renewable energy, not shale gas, is the biggest single cause of the fall in US emissions from coal use, according a new analysis of US data by Energydesk.
The analysis can't be seen as conclusive evidence, because it doesn't model the change in generation in the US dynamically, however it does suggest the role of shale may have been over-played.
The data shows that the fall US coal consumption since 2007 is to a larger extent down to reductions in demand and an increase in renewable generation than to use of shale gas.
Between 2007-13 the US experienced the largest fall in coal usage ever experienced by any country, with renewables, energy efficiency and shale gas together picking up the slack.
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