REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION IN THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC

The document details the costs and benefits of transitioning to clean transportation in Connecticut. By 2050, a total investment of $51.5 billion in electrification, fuel efficiency, and low-carbon fuels is projected to generate $72.5 billion in returns, resulting in a net benefit of over $21 billion. These investments would lead to 149.9 million metric tons of avoided CO2 and a reduction of 15.5 billion gallons of fossil-based liquid fuels.

• Implementing clean vehicle and fuel technologies in Connecticut is projected to result in a cumulative net benefit of more than $21 billion by 2050, with total returns of $72.5 billion against a total investment of $51.5 billion.
• The largest single investment cost by 2050 is for electricity generation and storage, while the largest single benefit is fuel savings, which is estimated to be twice the amount of the electricity generation and storage investment.
• The transition to clean transportation in Connecticut is estimated to avoid 149.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and reduce the use of fossil-based liquid fuels by 15.5 billion gallons by 2050.
• The regional climate targets for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are to reduce emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2019). REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION IN THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2019/02/Cost-and-Benefits-of-Clean-Transportation-CT.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION IN THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC. 2019. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2019/02/Cost-and-Benefits-of-Clean-Transportation-CT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2019reducing, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION IN THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2019}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2019/02/Cost-and-Benefits-of-Clean-Transportation-CT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }