An independent organization of leading scientists and journalists researching and reporting the facts about our changing climate and its impact on the public.
Climate Central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings. Our scientists publish and our journalists report on climate science, energy, sea level rise. Read More
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Transportation accounts for 28 percent of Americans’ overall greenhouse gas emissions. Since this is the primary cause of global warming, many people might wonder how their travel choices will affect the climate. For many of us, of course, there’s not a lot of choice in how we get from here to there since planes, trains and busses don’t go everywhere. Still, it’s useful to know how different modes of transportation stack up.
