most polluting transportation mode in the U.S. in 2020, accounting for almost 40 percent of transportation sector emissions.
Passenger cars in the United States produced the equivalent of 617.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2020. As a result of COVID-19-related lockdowns and travel restrictions, emissions from passenger cars plunged 19 percent in 2020, compared with the previous year. Despite this drop, passenger cars were stillGreenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 14, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Cars in The United States from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
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