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US Electricity Generation vs US CO₂ Emissions per Capita
US Electricity Generation and US CO₂ Emissions per Capita correlate at r = -0.60 over 40 years (1985–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.89. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.60, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.89. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.60
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 40 (1985–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.77 to -0.35
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.89
Sources
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
- US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (tonnes): World Bank. US CO₂ Emissions per Capita (World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.