Climate Change and Midwest Power Plants

The document asserts that human use of fossil fuels has disrupted the Earth's climate balance, leading to a one degree Fahrenheit increase in global mean temperature over the last century. While some regions like the Midwest might see initial benefits such as increased crop yields, the text warns that failure to reduce emissions could lead to temperature increases of 5 to 10 °F, resulting in severe consequences for the U.S. and dire outcomes for poor developing countries.

• Human use of fossil fuels has altered the atmosphere's composition, trapping solar radiation and causing a one degree Fahrenheit increase in the global mean temperature over the past century.
• While the Midwest might experience some benefits from climate change, such as higher crop yields, a failure to take aggressive action to reduce carbon emissions could lead to temperature increases of 5 to 10 °F with severe regional and national consequences.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2002). Climate Change and Midwest Power Plants. https://www.catf.us/resource/climate-change-midwest-power-plants/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Climate Change and Midwest Power Plants. 2002. https://www.catf.us/resource/climate-change-midwest-power-plants/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2002climate, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Climate Change and Midwest Power Plants}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2002}, month = feb, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/climate-change-midwest-power-plants/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }