REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION IN THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC

The document details the costs and benefits of transitioning to clean transportation in the District of Columbia. It estimates that a total investment of $5.6 billion by 2050 will generate a cumulative net benefit of more than $2.5 billion, primarily driven by fuel savings. The transition is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 17 million metric tons and save almost 1.8 billion gallons of fossil-based liquid fuels by 2050.

• The deployment of clean vehicle and fuel technologies in the District of Columbia is projected to result in a cumulative net benefit of more than $2.5 billion by 2050, with a total investment of $5.6 billion from 2018 through 2050 generating more than $8 billion in returns.
• Fuel savings are the largest single benefit of the transition, amounting to twice as much as the largest investment cost (electricity generation and storage) by 2050.
• By 2050, the District of Columbia is expected to avoid almost 17 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and reduce the use of fossil-based liquid fuels by nearly 1.8 billion gallons.
• The analysis identifies three primary technology pathways to accelerate clean transportation: strengthening fuel efficiency, aggressive electrification of vehicles, and the use of lower-carbon fuels.
• 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-DC.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-DC.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-DC.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }