US Emissions by Economic Sector
CO2 affects the atmosphere, ocean, temperature, climate, and personal health.
- 2019: (+0.98°C)
- 2018: (+0.95°C)
- 2017: (+0.91°C)
- 2016: (+0.87°C)
- 2015: (+0.83°C)
Global Average Temperature
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 0.98
- 0.95
- 0.91
- 0.87
- 0.83
- 0.79
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Polluters
🚗Personal Vehicles
✈Aircraft
🚆🚌Public Transportation
🚢Ships
🚚Deliveries
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Large-Scale Solutions
🚇Improved public transportation infrastructure
🔋Incentivize energy efficient vehicles
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Local Solutions
Ⓜ️Utilize public transport more often ⚡Consider Hybrid/Electric vehicles
🚲🚶Biking and Walking
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Polluters
🔥Burning fossil fuels (mostly coal and natural gas)
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Large Scale Solutions
🌩️Produce energy from more renewable resources
🔋Research ways to efficiently store energy
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Local Solutions
🎛️Reduce unused electricity usage (lights, appliances)
💡Purchase energy efficient homeware
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Polluters
🔥Burning fossil fuels (mostly coal and natural gas)
🥫Producing goods from raw materials
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Large Scale Solutions
💰Impose Carbon Taxes
🖊️Find ways to reduce emissions while operating
🕰️Find ways to shorten the time of operation
🔨Create composite materials
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Local Solutions
💓Eat less processed foods
♻️Recycle
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Polluters
🐮Livestock
🌱Agricultural soils
🍚Rice Production
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Large Scale Solutions
🐄Reduce cattle production
Stop planting in 💩
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Local Solutions
🍙Reduce rice consumption
🥩Substitute beef with other meats
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Polluters
🏘️Use of products which contain greenhouse gases
💩Handling of waste
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Large Scale Solutions
🚽More effectively deal with waste disposal
🍏Look for ways to develop the same product with reduced greenhouse gases
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Local Solutions
🚮Find ways to reduce trash each week ♻️Dispose of food in yard waste