Decarbonizing Transportation

The document consists of a series of data tables (Appendix F) detailing the financial and environmental impacts of transportation decarbonization across several US states. It tracks costs such as incremental vehicle costs and charging infrastructure against benefits like gasoline and diesel fuel savings, as well as monetized greenhouse gas (GHG), NOx, and PM2.5 reductions. The data is split between 'MID' and 'HIGH' scenarios for each state, projecting outcomes through 2050.

• The analysis provides detailed projections for various states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, including Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont.
• Financial costs associated with decarbonization include 'Incremental Vehicle Costs', 'Vehicle Efficiency', 'Transportation Electrification', 'PEV Charging Infrastructure', and 'Incremental Electricity Cost'.
• Financial benefits are primarily driven by 'Gasoline Savings' and 'Diesel Fuel Savings'.
• Environmental benefits are quantified through 'Monetized GHG Benefits (3% AVG)', 'Monetized NOx Benefits (AVG)', and 'Monetized PM2.5 Benefits (AVG)'.
• The 'HIGH' scenario generally results in higher total costs and higher total benefits compared to the 'MID' scenario across all listed states. For example, in New York, the 2050 'NET FINANCIAL + ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS' are projected at $41.56 billion in the HIGH scenario versus $27.08 billion in the MID scenario.
• The document tracks physical reductions in pollutants, specifically 'GHG Reduction', 'NOx Reduction', and 'PM2.5 Reduction', measured in Million MT or 1000 MT.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2018). Decarbonizing Transportation. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/10/reducing-emissions-northeast-appendix.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Decarbonizing Transportation. 2018. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/10/reducing-emissions-northeast-appendix.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2018decarbonizing, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Decarbonizing Transportation}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/10/reducing-emissions-northeast-appendix.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }