The statistic shows the U.S. transportation sector's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from selected fuels in 2015 with projections to 2050. It is estimated that some 72 million metric tons of CO2 will be produced by the use of natural gas in the U.S. transportation sector in 2050.
Transportation sector energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)*
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EIA. (May 1, 2017). Transportation sector energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184193/us-transportation-sector-co2-emissions/
EIA. "Transportation sector energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)*." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184193/us-transportation-sector-co2-emissions/
EIA. (2017). Transportation sector energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184193/us-transportation-sector-co2-emissions/
EIA. "Transportation Sector Energy-related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by Fuel (in Million Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184193/us-transportation-sector-co2-emissions/
EIA, Transportation sector energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184193/us-transportation-sector-co2-emissions/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Transportation sector energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in million metric tons)* [Graph], EIA, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184193/us-transportation-sector-co2-emissions/