Transportation sector CO2 emissions in the U.S. 1980-2019, by state
Texas and California are by far the biggest contributors to transportation-related emissions in the United States. In 2019, transportation in Texas and California produced 227.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and 208.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, respectively. Combined, these two states accounted for nearly a quarter of total U.S. transportation emissions that year.
Transportation emissions have historically been highest in California, but in 2013 emissions in Texas surpassed them for the first time. This was due rising emissions in Texas, as well as reductions in transportation emissions in California between 2007 and 2013. With transportation emissions a growing problem and a major contributor to climate change, California has set a goal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035.
Transportation emissions have historically been highest in California, but in 2013 emissions in Texas surpassed them for the first time. This was due rising emissions in Texas, as well as reductions in transportation emissions in California between 2007 and 2013. With transportation emissions a growing problem and a major contributor to climate change, California has set a goal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035.
