New Short-Term CO2 Emissions Forecasts
"Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions account for about 98 percent of U.S. CO2 emissions (EIA, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Report). The vast majority of CO2 emissions come from fossil fuel combustion (coal, natural gas, and petroleum), with small amounts from the nonfuel use of energy inputs, and emissions from electricity generation using nonbiogenic municipal solid waste and geothermal energy. Other sources include emissions from industrial processes, such as cement and limestone production.

The Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) now provides a history and forecast of CO2 emissions from the consumption of the three fossil fuels: coal, natural gas, and petroleum. The historical monthly CO2 emissions in the STEO database are from the EIA Monthly Energy Review, which will begin publishing monthly emissions in August 2009 edition, and the Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Report. The history and forecasts of CO2 emissions are available in the STEO as monthly, quarterly, and annual data series from Table 9a. U.S. Energy Indicators. Long-term forecasts of CO2 emissions are available in the EIA Annual Energy Outlook..."