[cptskippy]

How'd you come up with that number? The US accounts for 15% of emissions and personal transportation accounts for 1/5th of US emissions.

That accounts for 3% annually.

[dangoor]

Perhaps that accounts for our electricity generation being coal-based?

[cptskippy]

As of 2016 35% of our production came from Natural Gas vs 30% from Coal. So if anything we're natural gas based now.

That being said, I think you're on the right path as only 35% came from renewables (15%) or nuclear (20%).

So the 1% is accurate if the power generation remains static but renewables and nuclear are growth sectors. A bunch of reactors are allegedly coming online in the next decade. Wind and Solar are also growing quickly.