Electricity generation in the Midwest accounts for approximately 37 percent of the region's total GHG emissions. To a large extent, the emissions from electricity generation are determined by the fuel mix. This figure compares Midwest state electricity fuel mixes to those of the region, the nation, and the world.

The figure shows that the Midwest as a whole generates approximately 20 percent more electricity from coal--the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel source--than the national average and 28 percent more than the world average.

This graphic is an updated version of Figure 3.2 from "Charting the Midwest: An Inventory and Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in America's Heartland" by Larsen et al. (2007) available at http://www.wri.org/publication/charting-the-midwest