Cleaner Cars Are Good for Jobs

The document presents an economic analysis by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. showing that clean car standards drive job creation and GDP growth through automotive industry investments and increased consumer spending. It estimates that by 2035, these standards could add over 250,000 jobs and $16 billion to the GDP, while saving consumers $90 billion in annual fuel costs. The text also critiques a previous Indiana University study, noting that subsequent corrections to that study shifted its findings from a net GDP loss to a net gain.

• An analysis by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. indicates that federal and state clean car standards for model years 2017–2025 are projected to increase employment by more than 100,000 jobs in 2025 and more than 250,000 jobs in 2035.
• The same Synapse analysis estimates that these standards will add more than $13 billion to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 and more than $16 billion by 2035.
• Clean car standards are estimated to reduce annual fuel costs for consumers by nearly $40 billion by 2025 and $90 billion by 2035.
• A study by Indiana University (IU) originally predicted a $52 billion net loss in cumulative GDP between 2017 and 2035, but subsequent corrections revised this to a net gain of more than $130 billion and increased net job creation to over 300,000 jobs in 2035.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2018). Cleaner Cars Are Good for Jobs. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/03/cleaner-cars-good-jobs.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Cleaner Cars Are Good for Jobs. 2018. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/03/cleaner-cars-good-jobs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2018cleaner, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Cleaner Cars Are Good for Jobs}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2018}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/03/cleaner-cars-good-jobs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }