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Taking Stock 2026: US Energy and Emissions Outlook
We find that the US is on track to reduce GHG emissions by 27-41% below 2005 levels in 2040, considering all relevant federal and state policies on the books as of June 2026.
Research Analyst
Parker Case is a Research Analyst with Rhodium's Energy & Climate practice.
Energy & ClimateParker analyzes the US energy system using Rhodium Group’s modified version of the National Energy Modeling System (RHG-NEMS).
Before joining Rhodium, he worked on chemistry-climate modeling as a research scientist at the University of Maryland and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He holds a PhD in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Bachelor’s degree in earth science from Columbia University.
Report
We find that the US is on track to reduce GHG emissions by 27-41% below 2005 levels in 2040, considering all relevant federal and state policies on the books as of June 2026.