### Question
What does direct carbon emissions mean?


### Answer
**Direct carbon emissions** has the following meaning in *49 U.S.C. § 5339*:

> the quantity of direct greenhouse gas emissions from a vehicle, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5339*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

