A ground-breaking Natural Resources Defense Council proposal on how to out. carbon pollution from America's power plants can achieve even greater reduction than previously thought, and at less cost, an updated analysis of NRDC's initial 2012 plan shows.
NRDC's new analysis finds that that 470 to 700 million tons of carbon pullution can be eliminated per year in 2020 compared to 2012 levels, equivalent to the emissions from 95 to 130 million autos At the same time, the NRDC approach would yield 28 billion to 63 billion in health and environmental benefits that far outweigh the costs of putting firsh-ever limits on carbon pollution.