Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are trapping more of the sun's energy in the Earth's atmosphere,
causing global climate change.
You'd Be Amazed...
Each gallon of gasoline you burn creates 20
pounds of CO2.
The average vehicle emits around 6 to 9 tons of CO2 each year.
![Vehicles are responsible for over half (51%) of the carbon dioxide emissions for a typical household.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916021450im_/http://fueleconomy.gov/feg/images/carbonFootprint/HouseholdCO2Pie.jpg)
What Can I Do?
Pollution control devices cannot reduce your car's CO2 emissions. You can only reduce them by
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- Combining trips when possible (also saves time and money)
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We Can Help
Fueleconomy.gov's Find-a-Car feature provides a carbon footprint for each vehicle
that shows
More Information on Climate
Change
EPA's
Global Warming Site
Global
Warming and Our Changing Environment: Answers to Frequently
Asked Questions (EPA Booklet)
More Global Warming FAQs from EPA
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Global
Warming: Frequently Asked Questions (National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA])
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