Methodology and References

The document details the technical approach for estimating the economic and environmental impacts of fuel efficiency standards. It specifies the use of updated census data, regional energy projections, and specific emissions derivation methods for cities and states.

• Calculations for fuel savings (both monetary and volume) and emissions reductions are based on a 2010 methodology from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), updated with 2017 US Census Bureau data and Energy Information Administration (EIA) projections for fuel prices, energy consumption, and vehicle sales.
• Jobs data estimates are derived from a 5 percent scenario from a 2011 Ceres report, selected because it aligns with GDP and total job growth projections estimated in a 2016 UCS report.
• City-specific emissions are estimated by deriving per capita emissions for eGRID subregions using countywide census data, then applying those to cities within the subregions based on metropolitan statistical area (MSA) census data, with specific exceptions for New York City, Jackson (MS), Vermont, and New Hampshire.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (n.d.). Methodology and References. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/08/cv-factsheet-fuel-efficiency-states-methodology-references_1.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Methodology and References. n.d. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/08/cv-factsheet-fuel-efficiency-states-methodology-references_1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientistsndmethodology, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Methodology and References}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/08/cv-factsheet-fuel-efficiency-states-methodology-references_1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }