In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns and travel bans caused transportation-related emissions in the U.S. to plummet. The most dramatic reduction occurred in April of that year, when emissions dropped 34 percent, relative to April 2019, to 105 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2). Emissions remained lower than pre-pandemic levels for the remainder of the year. Monthly emissions were higher in 2021, as restrictions eased across the country. However, emissions only returned to pre-pandemic levels in November of that year.
Monthly carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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EIA. (April 26, 2022). Monthly carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230641/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-energy-consumption-by-month/
EIA. "Monthly carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. April 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230641/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-energy-consumption-by-month/
EIA. (2022). Monthly carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230641/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-energy-consumption-by-month/
EIA. "Monthly Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Transportation Sector in The U.S. from 2018 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230641/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-energy-consumption-by-month/
EIA, Monthly carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230641/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-energy-consumption-by-month/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
