The United States uses and produces many different types and sources of energy, which can be grouped into general categories such as primary, secondary, renewable, or fossil fuels.
Primary energy sources include fossil fuels (petroleum, natural gas, and coal), nuclear energy, and renewable sources of energy. Electricity is a secondary energy source that is generated (produced) from primary energy sources.
Beginning with the September 2023 Monthly Energy Review (MER), we updated the way we calculate primary energy consumption of electricity generation from noncombustible renewable energy sources. Visit our Changes to the Monthly Energy Review page to learn more.
Beginning with the September 2023 Monthly Energy Review (MER), we updated the way we calculate primary energy consumption of electricity generation from noncombustible renewable energy sources. Visit our Changes to the Monthly Energy Review page to learn more.
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Auto industry supply chain decarbonization gears up with new collaborative initiative.
A major collaborative effort is underway within the auto industry supply chain decarbonization, aiming to tackle the challenge of carbon emissions across the entire supply chain. This initiative, facilitated by the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP), Manufacture 2030 (M2030), and leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, and others, is engaging nearly 20,000 supplier manufacturing sites globally.
Hurricane Beryl picked up power and speed on Sunday as it churned in the Caribbean and was upgraded to a major Category 4 storm, the first hurricane on record to reach major status east of the Lesser Antilles in the month of June.
Hawaii on Thursday agreed to take action to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045 to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution with infrastructure that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Democratic Governor Josh Green announced the “groundbreaking” settlement at a news conference attended by some of the activists and lawyers involved in the lawsuit, which they called the first-ever youth-led climate case seeking zero emissions in transportation.
(Bloomberg) -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, a clean-fuels pioneer that raised more than $1 billion to turn household waste into lower-emitting fuels for planes and trucks, is in danger of going under.
The company recently laid off nearly all of its staff of about 100 and halted most of its operations, according to more than a half-dozen former employees. It signals the apparent demise of a company that garnered funding from a litany of industry giants — including BP, United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines — and a setback in the push for a clean-fuels breakthrough to lower emissions from the aviation industry.
In a major shift away from traditional internal combustion engines, a growing number of states are adopting rules that will effectively ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks by 2035. The states are following California's lead with its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) regulation, which sets yearly increasing quotas for automakers to sell more zero-emission vehicles like electric cars.
Plants, the green guardians of our planet, hold the key to mitigating the adverse effects of climate change, particularly rising temperatures. Through their remarkable ability to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, plants play a crucial role in regulating the Earth's climate. As temperatures continue to soar due to greenhouse gas emissions, harnessing the power of plants has become imperative to counteract this alarming trend.
