• blazera@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Personal vehicles are the largest single source of emissions in the US.

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      6 months ago

      If only denser housing structures and public transportation and work from home didn’t all keep getting voted down and shouted down by NIMBYs so we had a better way. I get out and vote and write letters to elected officials. Not much more many of us can do.

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      6 months ago

      wow, didn’t think that was the case, but based on 2021’s numbers, its true. Transportation from vehicles, including personal vehicles, accounts for 29% of emissions. This is the largest source, right above electricity generation (25%). Thought transportation would be top 3 but that something else would overtake it. source