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US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US Natural Gas Consumption
US Annual CO₂ Emissions and US Natural Gas Consumption correlate at r = +0.40 over 60 years (1965–2024), p = 0.0017. With the time trend removed, r = -0.43. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.40, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.43. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.40
- p-value
- 0.0017
- Years compared (n)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.16 to 0.59
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.43
Sources
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions (tonnes): Our World in Data. US Annual CO₂ Emissions (Our World in Data: Annual CO₂ emissions).
- US Natural Gas Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Natural Gas Consumption (Our World in Data: Gas).
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