Figure 6-2 U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use: 1985-2005

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Million metric tons of carbon

Year	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Transport-ation
1985	246	190	425	384
1986	244	190	412	399
1987	251	197	427	411
1988	265	208	448	427
1989	268	210	450	433
1990	260	213	460	428
1991	264	213	448	423
1992	265	214	469	428
1993	281	221	464	436
1994	279	224	472	445
1995	281	229	472	453
1996	297	238	486	465
1997	^R297	255	^R471	479
1998	303	258	^R467	493
1999	320	274	^R473	504
2000	317	278	^R448	^R498
2001	324	^R275	^R460	509
2002	331	277	461	^R510
2003	330	^R281	^R472	^R527
2004	331	279	468	530
2005	341	286	456	528

Key: R = revised.

Notes: 2005 data are preliminary.

One ton of carbon equals 3.667 tons of carbon dioxide gas. Electric utility emissions are distributed across sectors.

Sources: 1980-1989-U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States, Appendix E, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov, as of December 2005. 1990-2004-USDOE, EIA, U.S. Carbon Dioxide from Energy Sources 2005 Flash Estimate, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/, as of June 2006.

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Figure 6-2 U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use: 1985-2005

Figure 6-2 U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use: 1985-2005