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Executive Summary
As the new home of NJPIRG's environmental work, Environment New Jersey can be contacted regarding this report.
Shrinking glaciers, rising global temperatures,
increasingly severe storms, and alarming
scientific predictions have led to increasing
public concern about the impacts of global
warming on the environment, health and
society. But while the Bush administration
and federal policy-makers continue to resist
efforts to reduce global warming pollution,
many states are taking dramatic, effective
actions to address the threat – including the
adoption of the “Clean Cars Program,” which
sets limits on global warming pollution from
cars, light trucks and SUVs.
The 10 states that have adopted the Clean
Cars Program will cut global warming
pollution from cars, light trucks and SUVs by
64 million metric tons per year in 2020, while
saving consumers money and reducing the
nation’s reliance on oil.
The reduction in global warming pollution
that will result from the new standards is
significant on a global scale, equivalent to the
national annual emissions from all but 47 of
the world’s countries. Put another way, by
2020 the Clean Cars Program will eliminate as
much carbon dioxide annually as is produced
by 63 coal-fired power plants generating
enough power for nearly a quarter of U.S.
homes.
At the same time, the standards could reduce
gasoline consumption by as much as 7.2
billion gallons per year in 2020 – nearly as
much as is consumed by all the vehicles in
Florida in a year – and save consumers up to
$16.7 billion annually at the pump in 2020.
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