Research firm Rhodium Group determined that U.S. emissions fell 1.9 percent compared to 2022 and were 17.2 percent lower than they were in 2005.
At the same time, the American economy grew by 2.4 percent in 2023.
Rhodium Group noted that this was the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic that the U.S. saw both economic growth and an emissions decline.
The analysis attributed the emissions drop to a mild winter — meaning less energy used for heating —to less electricity coming from coal power.
Power sector emissions dropped 8 percent while residential and commercial building emissions dropped 4 percent.
Emissions from transportation actually rose by 1.6 percent, though fuel consumption was still lower than it was before the pandemic.
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