American Gas - April 2013 - (Page 13)

bY the numbers As the U.s. moves from a coal-heavy transportation fleet to one drawing on natural gas and renewable technologies, the nation is consuming energy more efficiently and with lower emissions. U.S. ENERGY-RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS GROWTH COAL NATURAL GAS % annual change in CO2 emissions 7.5% 2010 5.0% 2.5% While CO2 emissions attributable to natural gas have gone up since 2009 due to increased consumption, the rise has been more than offset by the decrease in coal-related emissions. From 2007 to 2012, total U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions declined 13 percent. 2011 2009 0% -2.5% -5.0% -7.5% -10.0% PETROLEUM AND OTHER LIQUID FUELS 2012 TOTAL CO2 EMISSIONS -12.5% CO2 Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, EIA U.S. ENERGY-RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS 7,000 6,000 5,000 MICO2e The profound changes wrought by the adoption of sustainable energy technologies—natural gas, renewables, and distributed power and storage—have resulted in an aboutface for the country’s emissions trajectory. Energy-related CO2 emissions climbed almost every year between 1990 and 2007 peaking at 6.02 gigatons that year. They have since , fallen by an estimated 13 percent. In 2012 they were likely at their lowest level since 1994. 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Source: EIA, Bloomberg New Energy Finance Note: Data is available through September 2012; value for 2012 is estimated accounting for seasonality 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 ‘12 CO2 EMISSIONS FROM NEW VEHICLES IN THE GAS SCENARIO, 2020 grams per kilometre 200 150 100 United States European Union China India United States European Union China India United States European Union China India United States European Union China India United States European Union China India Source: International Energy Agency PLUG-IN HYBRID GASOLINE PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC HYBRID GASOLINE CNG GASOLINE ICE april 2013 AmericAn GAs aLex reardon 0 United States European Union China India 50 “CNG vehicles may emit less CO2 per km than electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), depending on the fuels used to produce electricity,” the International Energy Agency wrote in a recent report, Are We Entering a Golden Age of Gas? “In 2020, CNG cars are expected to emit less CO2 per km than PHEVs in all regions shown [in the chart to the left], assuming 10% of the vehiclekilometres of PHEVs is electrically driven.” Under its “GAS” scenario, the IEA assumes 70 million NGVs in 2020, and that some governments will act to encourage the introduction of more NGVs. 13

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - April 2013

American Gas - April 2013
Contents
President's Message
Subject Index
LNG Sports Car: Racing Toward Acceptance
Digest
Issues
Updates
Need to Know
By the Numbers
People and Places
Water, Water Anywhere
Asia
State House
State House
Elm Street
LNG: Riding the Wave
Beyond the Headlines
Profile
Crisis Management
Jobs
Buyer's Guide: Mapping and GIS
Marketplace
Headway

American Gas - April 2013