Can The U.S. Get There From Here?

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NICHOLAS M. BIANCO, FRANZ T. LITZ,
KRISTIN IGUSKY MEEK & REBECCA GASPER

KEY FINDINGS
 Not yet on track
 Have the tools
to get there
 Near term opportunities:
– Existing power plants
–...

ENERGY EMISSIONS HAVE FALLEN
BUT, THIS TREND IS NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

Historical Proje...

NON-ENERGY AND NON-CO2
EMISSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE

 Account for 22%
of U.S. emissions

 Projected to
increase 18...

U.S. ADMINISTRATION

 The Administration can
take steps to reduce U.S.
emissions without new
Congressional legisla...

U.S. GHG REDUCTIONS USING
EXISTING FEDERAL AUTHORITIES

NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES
 Existing power plants
 Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
 Natural gas systems
 Energy efficie...

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POWER PLANTS
 1/3 U.S. GHG
emissions
 Largest potential
source of reductions
 EPA can establish
...

HFCs
 Emissions are
on the rise as HCFCs
are phased out
 Second largest
potential source of
reductions in 2020
...

NATURAL GAS
SYSTEMS
 4% total emissions
 Reductions expected
d...

ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
 Appliance and
equipment standards
set by DOE
...

STATE LEADERSHIP
 29 states with renewable standards
 20 states with ene...

STATES CAN COMPLEMENT FEDERAL ACTIONS,
but alone cannot reduce emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels

THANK YOU

NICHOLAS BIANCO
Senior Associate
World Resources Institute
nbianco@wri.org

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