REPEALING FEDERAL TAILPIPE EMISSIONS STANDARDS WOULD RAISE HOUSEHOLD COSTS, HARM PUBLIC HEALTH, AND DAMAGE THE ECONOMY

The report argues that repealing federal tailpipe emissions standards would significantly harm the United States by increasing household energy costs, causing premature deaths due to increased air pollution, and reducing GDP and employment. Using the Energy Policy Simulator (EPS), the analysis finds that such a repeal would lead to a slower adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), higher gasoline prices, and a cumulative GDP loss of $710 billion between 2026 and 2050.

• Repealing the greenhouse gas (GHG) tailpipe emission standards is projected to cause an average of 700 premature deaths annually between 2026 and 2050 due to increased local pollution, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides.
• The proposed repeal would increase U.S. household energy expenditures by $310 billion between 2025 and 2050, averaging $83 per household per year, driven by higher oil demand and increased gasoline prices.
• The economic impact of the repeal would include a cumulative reduction in U.S. GDP of $710 billion through 2050 and an average annual loss of 110,000 jobs in the domestic labor force, with job losses peaking at 175,000 around 2039.
• The repeal would slow the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs); for passenger light-duty vehicles, ZEV sales shares in 2035 would drop to 55 percent compared to 70 percent under the 2024 standards.

APA

Energy Innovation (2025). REPEALING FEDERAL TAILPIPE EMISSIONS STANDARDS WOULD RAISE HOUSEHOLD COSTS, HARM PUBLIC HEALTH, AND DAMAGE THE ECONOMY. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Repealing-Federal-Tailpipe-Emissions-Standards-Would-Raise-Household-Costs-Harm-Public-Health-and-Damage-The-Economy.pdf

Chicago

Energy Innovation. REPEALING FEDERAL TAILPIPE EMISSIONS STANDARDS WOULD RAISE HOUSEHOLD COSTS, HARM PUBLIC HEALTH, AND DAMAGE THE ECONOMY. 2025. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Repealing-Federal-Tailpipe-Emissions-Standards-Would-Raise-Household-Costs-Harm-Public-Health-and-Damage-The-Economy.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{energyinnovation2025repealing, author = {{Energy Innovation}}, title = {{REPEALING FEDERAL TAILPIPE EMISSIONS STANDARDS WOULD RAISE HOUSEHOLD COSTS, HARM PUBLIC HEALTH, AND DAMAGE THE ECONOMY}}, institution = {Energy Innovation}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Repealing-Federal-Tailpipe-Emissions-Standards-Would-Raise-Household-Costs-Harm-Public-Health-and-Damage-The-Economy.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }