Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

UCS found that the IRA more than doubles the current rate of annual US emissions reductions to roughly 3 percent through 2030. But to lower emissions by 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, the United States would have to cut emissions by more than 5 percent a year. How is that going to happen?

Carbon Emissions 329

Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 329

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2022

California’s air pollution regulator, the Air Resources Board, is poised to adopt one of the most important steps that the state has ever taken to reduce exposure to air pollution and limit climate changing emissions. Source: California Air Resources Board GHG Emissions Inventory Data.

Air Pollution 288

Air Pollution 2026 Nitrogen Oxides 2030 288

Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2023

A policy brief published by the Emmett Institute in March 2022 outlines California air districts’ legal authority to adopt these kinds of regulations and suggests policy mechanisms to help ensure the transition to electric appliances is equitable and affordable. Richard Trumka Jr.,

Nitrogen Oxides 305

Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution Ozone 2029 305

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). The subsidies were codified and extended to 2030 when H.B. billion in subsidies for the two coal plants by 2030, and maybe more. Mike DeWine.

Renewable Energy 342

Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Clean Energy 342

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

We’ve made progress The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) contribute significantly towards the US’s 2030 climate targets (50-52% reduction of global warming emissions below 2005 levels) and exceed these targets by 2035. Since vehicles are the largest sources of PM2.5

Fossil Fuels 335

Fossil Fuels Biofuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 335

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

These trucks, which move shipping containers and goods from ports and railyards, are among the dirtiest on the road and are a primary source of air pollution in disproportionately impacted communities. pollution from vehicles. pollution from vehicles. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035.

Nitrogen Oxides 273

Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Fossil Fuels Regulations 273

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Beyond the climate harms of fossil fuels, they also impose a terrible toll on human health, as numerous recent studies show—including the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change , a BMJ study on global deaths from air pollution caused by fossil fuels, and a study on US deaths attributable to coal-fired electricity generation.

Fossil Fuels 322

Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Clean Energy Paris Agreement 322

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

The overall combination of reductions in particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and other air pollutants are expected to deliver $13 billion in annual health benefits. This is a common sense step that relies on affordable, proven technology already in use in millions of gasoline vehicles outside the US.

2027 306

2027 Technology Technology Nitrogen Oxides 306

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less. million deaths globally.

Fossil Fuels 216

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 216

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

New in this UCS analysis is a look at the public health co-benefits of reducing air pollution from fossil fuels that occur from decarbonizing our economy. By reducing harmful levels of pollution, we can save tens of thousands of lives as shown in the chart below. But decarbonizing our economy doesn’t just save us money.

Fossil Fuels 280

Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Emissions 280

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

And now, according to the IESO, emissions from electricity will rise to about 12 MT in 2030, and to over 18 MT in 2040. . This means that greenhouse gas pollution from Ontario’s gas plants will increase by 375 per cent by 2030 and by more than 600 per cent by 2040, compared to the 2017 level!

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Greenhouse 2030 98

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

London’s air pollution crisis. This move is the latest effort by Mayor Khan to clean up London ’s toxic air which frequently breaches legal limits. His office says the buses will help clean up the air and improve the health of Londoners by reducing the level of harmful nitrogen oxide in the air.

Air Pollution 98

Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Carbon Emissions 98

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Advanced Clean Trucks standard modeled in the report would require manufacturers, beginning in 2027, to increase their zero-emission truck sales to between 30-50 percent by 2030 and 40-75 percent by 2035. If adopted in Pennsylvania, benefits would include: -- $1.8 These gains include $1.3 billion by 2050.

Electricity 80

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 2027 80

Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

As I have spent some sleepless nights since the latest IPCC report on how Mankind has to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. A 2010 US study showed that stopping burning coal could be done by 2030 with renewables and energy efficiency. It is worth remember that overall, air pollution accounts for 7 million deaths per year (WHO).

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Therefore, we pushed EPA not to ease up after 2030 as it has, with what we’ve called Alt 1+. Unsurprisingly, automakers advocated for weakening the proposed greenhouse gas standards—Ford asked for Alt 3, while other automakers pushed for a combination of the slower pace of Alt 3 and a weakened stringency like Alt 2.

2026 290

2026 Climate Change Nitrogen Oxides Greenhouse 290

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Despite the growing share of electric vehicles projected by this rule, 40 percent of vehicles sold in 2030 even under this proposal will still be powered by gasoline. Electrification can eliminate tailpipe emissions entirely, which means directly reducing harmful pollution affecting the air we breathe.

Electricity 241

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Climate Change 2030 241

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

UCS/S&P Global Mobility 2024 This accelerated transition to cleaner on-road freight is vital to reduce harmful air pollution generated from trucks, given that theyre the largest source of ozone-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution in the nation and the largest source of lung-damaging fine particulates from vehicles on the road.

Nitrogen Oxides 206

Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 2029 2024 206