How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

Photo: Power County Wind Farm – Power County, Idaho – March 7, 2012. Photo credit: US Department of Energy via Flickr. US government work. Article by Valerie Thomas. The Conversation – November 6, 2025.

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising. When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and examine the progress that has been made. Let’s take a look at the United States, historically the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter. Over those three decades, the U.S. population soared by 28% and the economy, as measured by gross domestic product adjusted for inflation, more than doubled. […]

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