ENERGY POLICY SOLUTIONS

Energy Innovation presents a set of 15 targeted policies across economy-wide, industrial, transportation, power, building, and land-use sectors. These policies, modeled via the Energy Policy Simulator, aim to reduce emissions and save the U.S. approximately $840 billion between 2016 and 2030 while positioning the country as a leader in clean energy technology.

• The proposed package of 15 policies is designed to meet the 2025 carbon target set by President Obama and could result in savings of approximately $840 billion for the United States between 2016 and 2030.
• The economy-wide strategy recommends a revenue-neutral carbon tax starting at $3.33 per ton in 2016 and increasing by $3.33 annually until it reaches $50 per ton in 2030, aligning with the EPA's median social cost of carbon estimate.
• Industrial policy goals include a 60 percent reduction in methane leaks by 2030, halving F-gas emissions by 2030, and achieving a 10 percent improvement in industrial energy intensity by 2030.
• Transportation goals include implementing a 60 MPG fuel economy standard for new cars by 2030, a 40 percent fuel economy improvement for new heavy-duty vehicles by 2030, and a 'feebate' system of $1,500 per 0.01 GPM.
• The power generation plan calls for 30 percent renewable electricity supply by 2030, a 10 percent increase in nationwide transmission capacity, and the retirement of 34 GW of coal-fired electricity beyond business-as-usual levels.
• Building efficiency targets for 2030 include a 20 percent improvement in residential HVAC efficiency, 15 percent more efficient building envelopes for new constructions, a 50 percent improvement in new lighting efficiency, and doubling the current rate of commercial building component retrofitting.
• The land use strategy proposes increasing U.S. forested lands by 1.5 percent by 2030, which equates to an average of 756,000 acres of reforested or newly forested land annually.

APA

Energy Innovation (2015). ENERGY POLICY SOLUTIONS. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/EnergyInnovation-PolicySolutions.pdf

Chicago

Energy Innovation. ENERGY POLICY SOLUTIONS. 2015. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/EnergyInnovation-PolicySolutions.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{energyinnovation2015energy, author = {{Energy Innovation}}, title = {{ENERGY POLICY SOLUTIONS}}, institution = {Energy Innovation}, year = {2015}, month = oct, url = {https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/EnergyInnovation-PolicySolutions.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }