Building America's Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy

This document is a summary of testimony provided by Dr. Karl Hausker of the World Resources Institute to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce on July 24, 2024, regarding strategies for the deep decarbonization of the United States economy.

• Dr. Karl Hausker testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, regarding the 'Building America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy' hearing, which analyzed the opportunities and challenges of deep decarbonization in the United States economy.
• The testimony detailed decarbonization strategies aimed at achieving a clean energy future, specifically highlighting carbon capture and storage, clean electricity generation, electrification, and energy efficiency. These strategies are intended to limit global warming to 1.5°C, consistent with the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

APA

Hausker, K. (2024). Building America's Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/publications/building-americas-clean-future-pathways-decarbonize-economy

Chicago

Hausker, Karl. Building America's Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy. World Resources Institute, 2024. https://www.wri.org/publications/building-americas-clean-future-pathways-decarbonize-economy.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hausker2024building, author = {Hausker, Karl}, title = {{Building America's Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.wri.org/publications/building-americas-clean-future-pathways-decarbonize-economy}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }