Preventing the worst impacts of global warming will require us to nearly eliminate carbon pollution from transportation by 2050. Current federal and state transportation policies in the United States often set us back in the fight against global warming. To move toward a carbon-free transportation system, America must adopt a bold new vision for transportation policy.
To move toward a carbon-free transportation system, America must adopt a bold new vision for transportation policy. Federal and state governments should set goals for reducing carbon pollution from transportation consistent with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and get us to zero-carbon transportation system by mid-century.
Specifically, state and federal governments should consider a series of 50 policy reforms that can help to pave the way for a zero-carbon transportation system.
Every four years, the world’s finest winter athletes gather for the top competition on snow and ice. But even as we celebrate competition and athleticism, global warming is undermining the climate conditions that make the Winter Olympics possible.
Nine of the hottest years ever recorded on Earth have happened since 2000. Winter average temperatures across the contiguous United States have warmed more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970. The primary cause of this warming is human use of fossil fuels and we need to act now to prevent the worst from happening.
