Status: Published
**Citation:**Bistline, J., Abhyankar, N., Blanford, G., Clarke, L., Fakhry, R., McJeon, H., Reilly, J., Roney, C., Wilson, T., Yuan, M., & Zhao, A. (2022). “Actions for Reducing U.S. Emissions at Least 50% by 2030.” Science, 376(6596): 922-924.
A new article “Actions for Reducing U.S. Emissions at Least 50% by 2030” by John Bistline, Geoff Blanford, Chris Roney, and collaborators was recently published in Science. The updated US pledge to the 2021 United Nations climate conference to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions 50 to 52 percent by 2030 would represent a tripling of the pace of historical reductions. The paper reports findings from a six-model intercomparison of potential actions to reach the US target by 2030. This analysis helps identify which findings are more robust or uncertain given different model structures and input assumptions [see supplementary materials (SM)]. Models highlight the central roles of clean electricity and electrification, the large scale of deployment needed relative to historical levels and scenarios with only current policies, and a range of benefits from near-term action.
Link to Journal Publication: Actions for reducing US emissions at least 50% by 2030 (science.org)