The transportation sector accounted for 27.3 percent of total gross greenhouse gas emissions produced in the United States in 2020. Passenger cars are responsible for the largest share of transportation sector GHG emissions in the U.S.. The second-largest GHG emitting economic sector was the electric power industry, which represented 24.9 percent of emissions.
Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2020, by economic sector*
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 14, 2022). Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2020, by economic sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200954/ghg-emissions-breakdown-by-sector-us/
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Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2020, by economic sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200954/ghg-emissions-breakdown-by-sector-us/
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