Full Title: The U.S. 2030 Climate Target Remains Within Reach: Policy Opportunities to Achieve 50% Emissions Reductions
Author(s): Alicia Zhao, Shannon Kennedy, Nathan Hultman
Publisher(s): University of Maryland's Center for Global Sustainability
Publication Date: May 26, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
In a new paper published in Science, CGS researchers and five other leading U.S. modeling teams assessed pathways toward the U.S. NDC. The assessments, undertaken by CGS/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Natural Resources Defense Council, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Environmental Defense Fund, reaffirm that halving U.S. emissions is technologically achievable, economically reasonable, and politically within reach. While time is running short, achieving the target is possible through feasible policies implemented through a comprehensive, all-of-society climate strategy rooted in new federal policies, incentives, and regulatory actions, as well as continued and enhanced actions from states, cities, and businesses.