Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Economy-wide evaluation of CO2 and air quality impacts of electrification in the United States

  • John E. T. Bistline,
  • Geoffrey Blanford,
  • John Grant,
  • Eladio Knipping,
  • David L. McCollum,
  • Uarporn Nopmongcol,
  • Heidi Scarth,
  • Tejas Shah,
  • Greg Yarwood

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33902-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Electrification is a decarbonization strategy that has the potential to reduce pollutant emissions and improve air quality. Here the authors evaluate CO2 and air quality co-benefits of electrification scenarios in the United States and find that electrification can substantially lower CO2 and improve ozone and fine particulate matter regionally.