Reposted by Gavin M.
New in Nature Communications: "State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies"
We used an open-source energy system optimization model to explore what happens if 23 U.S. states pursue net-zero without federal coordination.
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State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies - Nature Communications
In the absence of federal decarbonization, states can drive significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions at comparable costs to federal action, with particular reliance on electrification of end us...
