Estimated remaining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
TARGET
RANGE
No new
policies
A
A + B
A + B + C
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
GHG emissions (million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent)
TARGET
RANGE
No new
policies
A
A + B
A + B + C
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
GHG emissions (million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent)
TARGET
RANGE
No new
policies
A
A + B
A + B + C
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
GHG emissions (million tonnes
carbon dioxide equivalent)
A Policies
CPP, electricity and buildings, fertilizer management, phase out HRCs
B Policies
California 2030 GHG target, appliance standards, residential building codes, federal government operations, heavy-duty vehicles*, oil and gas*, landfills*
C Policies
Enhanced CPP, appliance standards, commercial building codes, oil and gas, manure management, phase out HFCs
Notes: Lighter colored bars indicate the full uncertainty ranges. *Starred items are proposed
Source: "Assessment of the climate commitments and additional mitigation policies of the United States," Jeffery B. Greenblatt and MaxWei | Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian
Source: "Assessment of the climate commitments and additional mitigation policies of the United States," Jeffery B. Greenblatt and MaxWei | Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian