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Ed Markey: “The transportation sector accounts for an estimated 31 percent of total carbon emissions in the United States in 2021.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2022
The transportation sector accounts for an estimated 31 percent of total carbon emissions in the United States in 2021.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the significant carbon emissions from transportation.

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