Carbon intensity of electricity generation annual decline rate

RecordSTO-99WDW7V70N-1M06FQZKBZ-1QTR6Z

2.2%
forecast

United States · 2024–2026

IEA projects carbon intensity of electricity generation annual decline rate in the United States at 2.2% in 2024–2026.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

India’s emissions intensity is expected to fall by 3.8% annually, while the United States is projected to see a 2.2% average annual reduction over the same period.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2026). Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_99WDW7V70N1M06FQZKBZ1QTR6Z

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MLA
International Energy Agency. "Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2026, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_99WDW7V70N1M06FQZKBZ1QTR6Z.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2026. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_99WDW7V70N1M06FQZKBZ1QTR6Z.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2026carbon1qtr6z, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_99WDW7V70N1M06FQZKBZ1QTR6Z}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/emissions-power-generation-co2-emissions-are-plateauing. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-99WDW7V70N-1M06FQZKBZ-1QTR6Z T1 Official

Primary source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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