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EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

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from 2018 to 2019, and CO 2 emissions just from fossil fuel combustion decreased 2.7% Greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector) were 13% below 2005 levels. and CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion up 2.6% CO 2 emissions decreased 2.2% from 2018 to 2019. over the same period.

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EPA: preliminary data show average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicles reached a record high of 25.7 MPG in 2020

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Preliminary data in EPA’s 2020 Automotive Trends Report shows average fuel economy for model year 2020 light-duty vehicles increased to 25.7 miles per gallon (MPG). If this preliminary data holds, that will be a new record high for average new light-duty vehicle fuel economy. Fuel economy decreased by 0.2

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EPA: US GHG emissions up 6% in 2021 from 2020

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increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) from 2020 to 2021 due to the gradual recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which limited travel in 2020. Fuel economy of light-duty vehicles is another important factor. Fuel economy of light-duty vehicles is another important factor. From 2019 to 2021.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Because of the pandemic, there was a substantial reduction in 2020 in vehicle miles traveled. Overall , vehicle miles traveled in 2020 were down 13% compared with 2019. Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles.

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NREL study concludes aggressive action on vehicle miles travelled, fuel economy and fuel carbon intensity will all be required to meet US GHG reduction goals

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If balanced to meet an overall GHG reduction goal, sufficiently aggressive policy goals would result in the following deviations from the baseline scenario in 2050: a 9-21% reduction in VMT (down to 4000-4700 billion miles per year), a 100-340% increase in new LDV FE (up to 65-110 mpgge), and a 65-77% reduction in FCI (down to 22- 35 gCO 2 e/MJ).

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EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

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Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Source: EPA. mpg US (11.2

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EPA: US GHG fell 0.5% y-o-y in 2017; power sector down by 4.2%, transportation up 1.21%

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Since 2005, national greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 13%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27.6%. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty trucks) increased by 45.9% In 2017, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,456.7 of 2017 greenhouse gas emissions.

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