Emissions mitigation opportunities and practice in Northeastern United States |
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Authors: | William Moomaw Lucy Johnston |
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Affiliation: | 1. Fletcher School Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155, USA 2. Synapse Energy Economics, 22 Pearl Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Abstract: | Climate change is creating substantial and growing impacts on the Northeastern United States. As the world’s seventh largest contributor of heat trapping carbon dioxide, the region will play a critical role in moving towards stabilizing global concentrations at a level that avoids serious adverse consequences. The Northeast region is well positioned to be a leader in technology and policy innovation for reducing emissions, and can drive national and international programs that are essential to providing a safer future climate. This paper summarizes technological mitigation options and measures as well as opportunities for public and private actions to reduce emissions. The authors propose a ‘3% solution’ of annual emission reductions to put the Northeastern United States on an emissions reductions path that is consistent with the level of reductions necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. The 3% solution requires a combination of policies that will reduce the energy imbedded in the region’s infrastructure and technologies, and individual action to choose the lowest emitting of available technologies and practices. |
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