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tl;dr; car transport is 15% of emissions, we need to cut down at least 55%. So switching to fully electric gets us a quarter way there, but we need other soluti
by kolinko 5y ago
tl;dr; car transport is 15% of emissions, we need to cut down at least 55%. So switching to fully electric gets us a quarter way there, but we need other solutions as well
- DaiPlusPlus 5y ago> car transport is 15% of emissions How is this quantified? From my lay-person’s perspective, “emissions” is a vague term that covers everything from VOC in housepaint to methane in cow farts.
- icegreentea2 5y agoIt's from here: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-... and https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emis... Emission is intended to be broad here to capture as much impact as possible. It should be expressed in CO2 equivalent.