Transportation sector CO2 emissions in the U.S. 1980-2018, by state
Texas and California are by far the biggest contributors to transportation-related emissions in the United States. In 2018, transportation in Texas and California produced 2243.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and 217.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, respectively. Combined, this accounted for roughly a quarter of total U.S. transportation emissions that year.
Transportation emissions have typically been highest in California, but by 2013 emissions in Texas had overtaken them. This was due to noticeable reductions in transportation emissions in California between 2007 and 2013. These reductions were short lived though as they have been increasing since then. With transportation emissions a growing problem and a major contributor to climate change, California has set a goal to ban in-state sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.
Transportation emissions have typically been highest in California, but by 2013 emissions in Texas had overtaken them. This was due to noticeable reductions in transportation emissions in California between 2007 and 2013. These reductions were short lived though as they have been increasing since then. With transportation emissions a growing problem and a major contributor to climate change, California has set a goal to ban in-state sales of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.
