Compared to command-and-control regulations, carbon pricing is a market-based mechanism that creates financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thirteen states that are home to over a 30 percent of the U.S. population and account for more than 36 …
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Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia require electric utilities to deliver a certain amount of electricity from renewable or other clean electricity sources. Eleven states have requirements or goals that have expired, have not been re-upped, or have been …
A greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target is a state-level goal to reduce emissions by a specific amount by a pre-determined date. The targets can cover all greenhouse gas emissions or specific gases (e.g., carbon dioxide only). The targets can be …
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia have developed either a state climate action plan, a Priority Climate Action Plan (under the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program), or both. 32 states and the District of Columbia have released a …
The transportation sector became the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2016. Driven by increased travel demand, low fuel prices, and urban sprawl, transportation emissions grew about 23 percent between 1990 to 2019. To change this trajectory, …
The transportation sector is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. While transportation sector emissions have fallen by 6.1% from their 2005 peak, transportation sector emissions grew about 21.5% from 1990 to 2016, largely driven by increased demand for …
Many states encourage the development of projects to capture carbon from point sources such as coal and gas fired power plants and ethanol plants. Once captured, the carbon dioxide (CO2) may be transported via pipeline for geologic storage in a …