The global transport sector is a major polluter, and was responsible for approximately eight billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018. Passenger road transport such as cars and buses were the biggest contributors that year, having produced roughly 45 percent of all transport emissions. Road transport accounts for 12 percent of the
Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the transportation sector worldwide in 2018, by subsector*
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OWID. (June 10, 2020). Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the transportation sector worldwide in 2018, by subsector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185535/transport-carbon-dioxide-emissions-breakdown/
OWID. "Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the transportation sector worldwide in 2018, by subsector*." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185535/transport-carbon-dioxide-emissions-breakdown/
OWID. (2020). Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the transportation sector worldwide in 2018, by subsector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185535/transport-carbon-dioxide-emissions-breakdown/
OWID. "Distribution of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Produced by The Transportation Sector Worldwide in 2018, by Subsector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185535/transport-carbon-dioxide-emissions-breakdown/
OWID, Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the transportation sector worldwide in 2018, by subsector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185535/transport-carbon-dioxide-emissions-breakdown/ (last visited March 08, 2021)