The transportation sector accounted for roughly 28 percent of total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2022. Light-duty trucks are responsible for the largest share of transportation sector GHG emissions in the U.S. The second-largest GHG emitting economic sector in the U.S. was the electric power industry, which a quarter of total emissions.
Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2022, by economic sector
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