Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Gasoline consumption is down by more than two billion gallons per year since 2017, when 15.6 Burning gasoline in an automobile produces carbon dioxide, the primary cause of climate change. pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per gallon. billion gallons were sold in the state.

Carbon Dioxide 243

Carbon Dioxide 2005 Electricity Nitrogen Oxides 243

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Since its founding in 2017, the US Climate Alliance —a coalition of states committed to meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord—has grown to 24 states and one US territory. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040.

Electricity 274

Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides 274

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Responsible for 12 percent of all US global warming emissions from human activities, methane traps significantly more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide, making it 86 times more harmful for the first 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere. Its primary component is methane. First, there’s air pollution.

Clean Energy 322

Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels Electricity 322

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Examples are benzene, hydrofluoric acid, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and many, many other toxic pollutants. Between 2017 and 2023 there were over 1500 injuries and seven deaths in 153 refineries across the US. Refining uses many risky industrial processes.

Ground-Level Ozone 228

Ground-Level Ozone Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 228

Breezometer

JUNE 21, 2021

The following common pollutants are often found indoors and outdoors, but originate from a range of different sources: VOCs (volatile organic carbon) - a group of gases that could come from either natural sources (e.g. Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). Carbon Monoxide (CO). Sulfur dioxide (SO2).

Air Pollution 52

Air Pollution Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Oxides Technology 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I got involved after the city filed reports and maps to support its claim that it was fulfilling the requirements of a historic 2017 settlement to find and replace Flint’s lead pipes. It is mainly methane, which is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat for the first 20 years after it is released.

Clean Water Act 302

Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change 302

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

That would of course include fossil gas, which consists of 85 to 90 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. He listed five examples, from 1982 to 2017, when the agency took up the topic, but each time it refrained from issuing a gas stove regulation.

2013 357

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 357