Commercial passenger flights departing in the United States produced 179 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019, with the majority emitted by domestic flights. Overall, emissions from commercial passenger flights increased by 19 percent between 2013 and 2019. The U.S. is the world's
Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons)
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ICCT. (February 4, 2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT. "Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Domestic and International Commercial Flights Departing from The United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT, Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], ICCT, February 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/