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US CO₂ Emissions per Capita vs US Electricity Generation
US CO₂ Emissions per Capita and US Electricity Generation correlate at r = -0.45 over 40 years (1985–2024), p = 0.0035. With the time trend removed, r = +0.93. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.45, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.93. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.45
- p-value
- 0.0035
- Years compared (n)
- 40 (1985–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.67 to -0.16
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.93
Sources
- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (tonnes): Our World in Data. US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (Our World in Data: CO₂ emissions per capita).
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.