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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/3\/22960195\/clean-energy-records-2021-oil-gas-forecast<\/a>
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Clean energy just had a record-setting year in the US, <\/strong>but without a drastic shift in policies, oil and gas will continue <\/strong>to dominate the US energy sector for the next three decades, according to two new energy reports released today. <\/p>\n

The Energy Information Administration\u2019s (EIA) annual energy outlook<\/a> forecast that the US, the world\u2019s top producer of oil<\/a> and gas<\/a>, will continue to produce record amounts of crude oil and gas through 2050 <\/strong>if it continues down its current path. Petroleum and gas will also continue to be the country\u2019s \u201cmost-consumed\u201d sources of energy through the middle of the century unless something changes. \u201cThough renewable sources grow faster, there is still a large established base of fossil fuel use that we simply do not see losing their predominance through 2050, at least not absent some form of policy action,\u201d Stephen Nalley, acting EIA administrator, said in a webinar<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

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