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Carbon dioxide emissions by fuel
million metric tons
	2018	2019	2020F	2021F
Petroleum and other liquid fuels	2,374	2,365	2,046	2,229
Natural gas	1,639	1,694	1,663	1,579
Coal	1,260	1,076	876	1,062
Total energy	5,284	5,146	4,597	4,881
Source: Short-Term Energy Outlook Renewables and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Note: F= Forecast.

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08/27/2019Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, by source
08/27/2019Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, Residential Sector

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