Vehicle emissions

[Andreae Downs]

Climate scientist finds large errors in a global climate pollution database

Analysis indicates the Climate TRACE database underestimates urban vehicle CO₂ emissions in U.S. cities by an average of 70% compared to the Vulcan onroad database, with some cities showing discrepancies over 90%. These findings suggest significant underreporting of fossil fuel-based CO₂ emissions, raising concerns about the reliability of AI-based emissions inventories for informing