Projections show that light-duty vehicles will be the biggest contributors to U.S. transportation-related emissions over the coming decades under current laws and regulations. Under this scenario, emissions from light-duty vehicles (i.e. passenger cars) would reduce by 20 percent to roughly 760 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Projections for transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by vehicle type
(in million metric tons)
*Commercial trucks 8,501 to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
Projections for 2050 are from the AEO 2023 reference case, which provides a baseline for exploring long-term trends, based on current laws and regulations as of November 2022.
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EIA. (March 16, 2023). Projections for transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by vehicle type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305894/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections-my-fuel-type/
EIA. "Projections for transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by vehicle type (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305894/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections-my-fuel-type/
EIA. (2023). Projections for transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 2022 to 2050, by vehicle type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305894/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections-my-fuel-type/
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