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US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US Renewable Energy Share
US Annual CO₂ Emissions and US Renewable Energy Share correlate at r = +0.27 over 60 years (1965–2024), p = 0.037. With the time trend removed, r = -0.91. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.27, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.91. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.27
- p-value
- 0.037
- Years compared (n)
- 60 (1965–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.02 to 0.49
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.91
Sources
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions (tonnes): Our World in Data. US Annual CO₂ Emissions (Our World in Data: Annual CO₂ emissions).
- US Renewable Energy Share (% of primary energy): Our World in Data. US Renewable Energy Share (Our World in Data: Renewables).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.