The European Union (EU) spent an estimated $1.2 trillion financially supporting wind, solar and bio-energy and an incalculable amount on a cap and trade scheme to specifically lower CO2 emissions. (1) Yet, the EU's 2015 CO2 emissions increased by 0.7 percent relative to 2014, while US emissions fell to its lowest level since 1994. On an emissions rate basis, 2015 was the cleanest year in the US in over 60 years for which historical data exist. (2)
A majority of US states, especially on the East Coast, saw CO2 emissions fall by more than 10 percent. America's overall CO2 emissions have fallen by 12 percent since their peak in 2000. The US has reduced greenhouse gas emission more than any other country.
