savjee@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoIf we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonneswww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down10
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkIf we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonneswww.euronews.comsavjee@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squareSpaceBar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoTransportation and electric power are 38% and 33% of co2 emissions in the US respectively. https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/images/full-reports/2022/58566-fig1_emissions-sector.png Passenger vehicles are 58% of co2 emissions of all transportation in the US. https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/images/full-reports/2022/58566-fig4_emissions-type.png Electricity generation breaks down as: Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids): 28% Coal: 17.8% Renewable energy: 12.7% Nuclear electric power: 9.6% . https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3#:~:text=About 60%25 of this electricity,%2C petroleum%2C and other gases.
Transportation and electric power are 38% and 33% of co2 emissions in the US respectively.
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/images/full-reports/2022/58566-fig1_emissions-sector.png
Passenger vehicles are 58% of co2 emissions of all transportation in the US.
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/images/full-reports/2022/58566-fig4_emissions-type.png
Electricity generation breaks down as: Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids): 28% Coal: 17.8% Renewable energy: 12.7% Nuclear electric power: 9.6% .
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3#:~:text=About 60%25 of this electricity,%2C petroleum%2C and other gases.