06:12 AM EDT, 04/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions declined 3% last year to about 134 million metric tons (MMmt), the US Energy Information Administration reported on Monday.

Over 80% of the emissions cuts were in the electric power sector due to lower coal-fired electricity generation, the EIA said. This was displaced by higher generation from solar and natural gas. Emissions from the power sector fell to roughly 1,425 MMmt in 2023, down 7% from 2022.

Emissions also dropped in the residential and commercial sectors by a combined 6% amid milder weather, which lowered energy demand for space heating and cooling in buildings, the EIA noted.

Emissions from the industrial and transportation sectors remained relatively unchanged, with differences of less than 1%.