"During the 2010s, **SUVs became the second-highest cause of rising CO2 emissions**, behind electricity generation and ahead of heavy industry, trucking, and aviation. If their mass public embrace continues, **they have the potential to offset any carbon savings from the more than 100 million electric vehicles that might be on the road by 2040**!" ([Location 3708](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=3708)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[electric-cars]], [[decarbonisation]], [[climate-change]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]