Technical Note for a Dataset Modeling the Societal Health and Climate Benefits Associated With Transitioning the US School Bus Fleet From Diesel to Electric

The document outlines a research effort to model the health and climate impacts of replacing aging diesel school buses with new diesel or electric alternatives across the contiguous United States. It details a dataset that provides monetized unit and total impacts for each county, focusing on the reduction of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.

• Approximately 90 percent of the roughly 500,000 school buses in the United States utilize diesel, which emits particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds that can cause cognitive and respiratory impairment.
• Electric school buses are identified as having the lowest greenhouse gas emissions of any school bus category and produce zero tailpipe emissions, even when the electricity generation process is considered.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Technical Note for a Dataset Modeling the Societal Health and Climate Benefits Associated With Transitioning the US School Bus Fleet From Diesel to Electric. https://www.wri.org/research/technical-note-dataset-modeling-societal-health-and-climate-benefits-electric-school-buses

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Technical Note for a Dataset Modeling the Societal Health and Climate Benefits Associated With Transitioning the US School Bus Fleet From Diesel to Electric. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/technical-note-dataset-modeling-societal-health-and-climate-benefits-electric-school-buses.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendtechnical, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Technical Note for a Dataset Modeling the Societal Health and Climate Benefits Associated With Transitioning the US School Bus Fleet From Diesel to Electric}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/technical-note-dataset-modeling-societal-health-and-climate-benefits-electric-school-buses}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }