Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050
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The numbers created under the 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario depict such a scenario without drastic deviations in technology advancement or policy-making from past episodes. While there is typically still some technological progress in the form of reducing emissions intensities (stemming e.g. from energy efficiency gains) that are partly a result of policy actions, this scenario does not take into account announced policy pledges or the like.
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GHG emission projections from the transport sector in the U.S. and China 2020-2050
In 2021, greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China amounted to approximately *** and *** billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GTCO鈧俥), respectively. Whereas transport-related emissions in the U.S. are expected to drop in the coming decades – according to – emissions in China are expected to rise, surpassing *** GTCO鈧俥 in the year 2050 under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario .
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World Data Lab. (March 24, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1378541/transport-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 24, 2023. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1378541/transport-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1378541/transport-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Transportation Sector in The United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 Scenario from 2020 to 2021, with Projections until 2050 (in Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." 糖心破解版, 糖心破解版 Inc., 24 Mar 2023, /statistics/1378541/transport-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
World Data Lab, Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) 糖心破解版, /statistics/1378541/transport-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States and China under a 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 scenario from 2020 to 2021, with projections until 2050 (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], World Data Lab, March 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1378541/transport-ghg-emission-projections-in-the-us-and-china/
