Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source
Last updated: 2014-03-24
If you thought more energy efficient cars was enough to avoid global warming, you were most likely wrong. Global greenhouse gas emissions is relatively evenly distributed between 5 major sources. Energy supply, Industry, Forestry, Agriculture and Transport. As the list reveals, forestry alone stands for a greater proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions than all the vehicles on the planet.
Related Lists: Countries by Deforestation, Common Food by Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Transport Modes by Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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Source |
% of total global greenhouse gas emissions |
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26 % |
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19 % |
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|
17% |
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14% |
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13% |
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Other |
11 % |
Note: The statistics are from 2004 to 2011
Sources: EPA-United States Environmental Protection Agency, wikipedia.org
