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Sorry not so. Here's a graph that breaks emissions down by economic sector: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions#co2-emissions-by-

Sorry not so. Here's a graph that breaks emissions down by economic sector: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions#co2-emissions-by-fuel https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emis... Here's the breakdown within the US by economic sector, and then the Transportation sector broken down by vehicle type: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-... Clothing and red-meat are particularly acute impact activities of wealthy western lifestyles, but its very hard to top cars. The very thing they do is oxidize hydrocarbons.

mosselman 7y ago
Thanks, good to know when I am wrong. > but its very hard to top cars I haven't found cars specifically in your links and I doubt that private cars are one of the biggest pollutants. Also, stressing that I am not countering your point, CO2 is not the only factor of course. The clothing industry, as well as the chemical industry, is responsible for pumping lots of toxins into the water, which is also bad.
- cagenut 7y ago
  > I haven't found cars specifically in your links and I doubt that private cars are one of the biggest pollutants. If you click the second link there will be two large pie charts on your screen. The first shows total US greenhouse gas emissions by sector, in which Transportation is 29% and Agriculture is 9% The second shows a breakdown of Transportation by vehicle type. The largest part of which, at 59%, is "light duty vehicles", which is the term for everything from a moped to a pickup truck. 59% of 29% is about 17%, vs agriculture's 9%. Making cars roughly twice as "bad" as farming from a greenhouse gas perspective.