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