Emissions in the United States began to rise again in 2021 as the country began a slow recovery out of the COVID-19 pandemic following a historic drop amid widespread economic disruption in 2020, according to a new report from the consulting firm The Rhodium Group.
The unprecedented switch to natural gas for power generation across the United States is not only reducing U.S. emissions, but also helping to save thousands of lives, according to new research from the Rhodium Group and University of California at San Diego.