Nevada Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
Population
VMT (millions)
Nevada Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections, 1990 to 2030
Figure 4-1: Total Historical Transportation Sector Emissions Compared Against VMT
and Nevada State Population, 1990 to 2013
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
VMT
Total Emissions
2
0
0
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
Population
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
Total Emissions
2
0
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Emissions (MMTCO₂eq)
Emissions (MMTCO2eq)
Figure 4-2 illustrates the CO2 emissions of the three major fuel types as a 2D area affect compared to
VMT in the state. Even though all three fuel types show the effects of the recession in terms of reduced
emissions, jet fuel/kerosene shows the most pronounced and prolonged retraction in emissions. If you
consider that jet fuel/kerosene usage 22 is predominantly associated with air travel, it appears as though
the disparity between transportation emissions and VMT that begins with the recession can largely be
attributed to air travel in Nevada returning to pre-recession levels at a very different rate than the rest
of the fuel use in the sector.
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Kerosene is also used to a much lesser extent in diesel powered vehicles (where it is referred to as #1 diesel).
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