Dec 6, 2023 - News
Charted: Pennsylvania's shrinking greenhouse gas emissions
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Pennsylvania's decline in some greenhouse gas emissions is bucking the national trend.
By the numbers: The Keystone State's energy-related carbon dioxide emissions dropped 30.4% between 1970 and 2021, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Nationally, overall emissions rose 15.4%.
Yes, but: After Pennsylvania's emissions dipped in the pandemic year of 2020, they ticked up 10% in 2021.