A report has criticized the United States for leading global carbon dioxide emissions growth in 2025, saying the country accounted for around 30% of the global increase in emissions.
The rise in emissions came as a result of a boost in coal power generation in the United States, the report, produced by the Energy Institute, net-zero outlet Ember, the Kearney Institute, and KPMG, said, as 引 路透社报道。.
U.S. coal power generation jumped by 10% last year, which, according to the report’s authors, prompted global emissions growth from the energy sector of 1.1% on the year, after a decade of annual declines, at an average rate of 0.7%.
Global electricity demand, according to the report, rose faster than supply last year, at 3%. The drivers behind this rise were unsurprising, including electric vehicles, data centers, and artificial intelligence, Reuters noted.
随着廉价且储量丰富的天然气取代了煤炭，煤炭在美国发电结构中的占比一直在下降。然而，特朗普总统却将能源行业列为国家安全的关键，推翻了拜登政府彻底淘汰煤炭的努力。.
Earlier this year, the Energy Information Administration said power plants scheduled for a shutdown this year may be kept operating for longer, after the Department of Energy warned in a January report that if the scheduled shutdowns take place, the U.S. will face a 100 times higher risk of power shortages by 2030 than if it keeps the existing facilities operating.
The Energy Institute report also found that global oil consumption last year went up by 1.3%, hitting 103 million barrels per day, and oil production added 3.5%, despite efforts to shift away from hydrocarbons in general and towards greater reliance on alternative sources of energy, with a focus on electrification.
作者：Irina Slav，来源：Oilprice.com
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