The transportation sector in the United States emitted 1.57 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO2) in 2020 from fossil fuel combustion. The transportations sector was the largest source of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in 2020, followed by the electricity power sector.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 14, 2022). Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion in The United States in 2020, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited May 18, 2022)