Full Title: NRDC’s Fourth Annual Energy Report: Accelerating Into A Clean Energy Future
Author(s): Natural Resource Defense Council
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Publication Date: December 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):
The United States is building a clean energy revolution that will deliver deep pollution reductions. Coal-fired generation dropped to historic lows this year, producing only one-third of our electricity, while renewable energy generation reached record highs, with more than one-eighth of America’s electricity generated from solar panels, wind turbines, and other renewable resources. The past year in energy saw a number of victories for the environment, highlighted by a global climate agreement and a carbon pollution reduction plan for the United States. There have been strong efforts to decarbonize the electric grid through carbon reduction targets, energy efficiency gains, and renewable energy additions. In fact, more than one-fifth of the U.S. population lives in a state with a goal of at least 50 percent renewable energy.