West Virginia 2nd most carbon-intensive economy in U.S. according to Commodity.com
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A study from Commodity.com has found that West Virginia has the 2nd most carbon-intensive economy in the U.S.
With data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Environment Dataset and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the study tried to determine the states with the least carbon-intensive economies by calculating CO2 emissions per GDP.
States with a lower value were ranked higher.
As a result, West Virginia was ranked the 49th least carbon-intensive state while New York was placed at number one.
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RankStateCO2 emissions per GDP (tons per $ million)CO2 emissions per capitaTotal CO2 emissions (tons)Largest source of CO2 emissionsPopulation1New York123.69.0175,900,000Petroleum19,336,77649West Virginia901.249.890,000,000Coal1,784,787Least Carbon-Intensive Economies
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