"The Rhodium Group's preliminary 2025 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions analysis reports that after two years of declining emissions, the U.S. produced 2.4% more planet-warming CO2 pollution last year. More concerning was that emissions grew faster than the economy, which expanded just 1.9%, reversing three years of successfully decoupling economic growth from carbon output. Electric utilities were responsible for the majority of the increase."
"Surging electricity demand from data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations drove overall consumption higher. They burned 13% more coal to keep up, their emissions rising 3.8% compared to 2024. That's only the second time in the past decade that coal generation has grown. High natural gas prices, which rose by 58% at Henry Hub, an important gas distribution facility, made coal economically competitive again."
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.4% in 2025 after two years of declines, and emissions grew faster than the 1.9% economic expansion, reversing recent decoupling. Electric utilities drove most of the increase as surging electricity demand from data centers and cryptocurrency mining pushed consumption higher and led to 13% more coal generation with power-sector emissions up 3.8%. High natural gas prices made coal economically competitive. Building emissions climbed 6.8% because of colder winter weather. Transportation emissions remained roughly flat while hybrid and electric cars reached nearly 22% of passenger car sales. Current policy trajectories project substantially smaller emissions reductions by 2035.
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