How does our state benefit from federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards?

The document argues that federal light-duty vehicle standards set by the EPA and NHTSA provide significant financial and environmental benefits to Florida, including billions in savings and job creation, while reducing global warming emissions.

• Federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards have already resulted in $2.2 billion in savings for Florida to date.
• By 2030, the average Florida household is projected to be $3,050 richer due to gas savings outweighing the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• The standards are expected to create 33,000 new jobs in Florida.
• In terms of environmental impact, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in Florida equivalent to the emissions produced by providing electricity to Miami.
• Nationally, the 2012 standards set by the EPA and NHTSA aim to nearly double the efficiency of new light trucks and cars by 2025, contributing to a projected GDP increase of up to $30 billion and 650,000 full-time jobs by 2030.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2017). How does our state benefit from federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards? https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-florida.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. How does our state benefit from federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards? 2017. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-florida.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2017how, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{How does our state benefit from federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards?}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2017}, month = aug, url = {https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-florida.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }