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Fact Sheet: Carbon Dioxide Emissions Trends

This page contains a June 2019 fact sheet about carbon dioxide emissions trends from the electricity sector. In June 2019, EPA issued the final Affordable Clean Energy rule (ACE). ACE also includes the final repeal of the Clean Power Plan and new implementing regulations for ACE and future emission guidelines under section 111(d). 

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