US Emits Half of Car-Caused Greenhouse Gas
American cars and pickup trucks are responsible for nearly half of the greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles globally, even though the nation's vehicles make up just 30% of the nearly 700 million cars in use, according to a new report by Environmental Defense. Cars in the US are driven more miles, face lower fuel economy standards and use fuel with more carbon than many of those driven in other countries, the authors found. The report's authors hope their findings will bolster efforts in Congress to require federal regulators to raise fuel economy standards for vehicles and set a mandatory cap on greenhouse gases from all.
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rudkla - 29. Jun, 11:04
