Andres4NY, 5 days ago to random In light of NY's awful governor torpedoing #CongestionPricing, a few facts worth noting: Transportation is the largest share (28%) of the US's #CarbonEmissions by sector. The next biggest sector, electricity, has been shrinking for the past two decades: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks By total emissions per year, the US is #2 (behind China): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions By cumulative emissions, the US is #1, and it's not even close. Per-capita above 2% of global emissions, we're also #1. "US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector, 1990-2022" A graph ordered by most-to-least amount per sector, in million metric ton emissions over time. Transportation is on top (it's hard to tell, but either staying the same or actually growing larger since 1990). Then Electric power sector, which grows a bit between 1990 and 2000, then levels off, and finally starts shrinking to actually a size that's below 1990. Under that, Industry; it shrinks slightly from 1990 to 2022. Table from wikipedia showing countries and their fossil fuel emissions from 1970 to 2022. China is in first place, but having 0.91 mil tons/yr back in 1970, then 2.4mil in 1990, then 6.2 in 2005, and in 2022 12.6mil. % of world, it's just under 33%. Next is the US, with 4.6mil in 1970, then 5mil in 1990, then 6.8mil in 2005, and down to 4.8mil in 2022. % of world, it's 12.6% Then India, growing from 0.213mil in 1970 up to 2.7mil in 2022, and about 7% of the world's emissions. "Cumulative CO2 emissions (1850-2021)" A bar graph ordered by billion tonnes of CO2 for each country. The USA is in the lead, at around 425 bil (or over 500bil if you include "Land use, forestry"). Next is China, at just under 250bil (just under 300 including "Land use, forestry").
In light of NY's awful governor torpedoing #CongestionPricing, a few facts worth noting:
Transportation is the largest share (28%) of the US's #CarbonEmissions by sector. The next biggest sector, electricity, has been shrinking for the past two decades: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks
By total emissions per year, the US is #2 (behind China): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions
By cumulative emissions, the US is #1, and it's not even close.
Per-capita above 2% of global emissions, we're also #1.
"US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector, 1990-2022" A graph ordered by most-to-least amount per sector, in million metric ton emissions over time. Transportation is on top (it's hard to tell, but either staying the same or actually growing larger since 1990). Then Electric power sector, which grows a bit between 1990 and 2000, then levels off, and finally starts shrinking to actually a size that's below 1990. Under that, Industry; it shrinks slightly from 1990 to 2022. Table from wikipedia showing countries and their fossil fuel emissions from 1970 to 2022. China is in first place, but having 0.91 mil tons/yr back in 1970, then 2.4mil in 1990, then 6.2 in 2005, and in 2022 12.6mil. % of world, it's just under 33%. Next is the US, with 4.6mil in 1970, then 5mil in 1990, then 6.8mil in 2005, and down to 4.8mil in 2022. % of world, it's 12.6% Then India, growing from 0.213mil in 1970 up to 2.7mil in 2022, and about 7% of the world's emissions. "Cumulative CO2 emissions (1850-2021)" A bar graph ordered by billion tonnes of CO2 for each country. The USA is in the lead, at around 425 bil (or over 500bil if you include "Land use, forestry"). Next is China, at just under 250bil (just under 300 including "Land use, forestry").