Southwestern Pennsylvania’s abundance of oil and gas resources has fueled a long history of energy production, but one that has come at the expense of public health, environmental quality, and economic diversity.
A forthcoming report, produced by Strategen for the Ohio River Valley Institute, describes a Clean Energy Decarbonization Pathway that would boost the local economy, grow employment, and reduce harmful, climate-warming emissions more effectively and at a lower cost than other pathways.
The report is the first blueprint for renewables-based energy transition in the ten-county region and the only pathway that results in emissions reductions consistent with international climate goals of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by 2050.
The Clean Energy Pathway for Southwestern Pennsylvania:
-- Cuts CO2 emissions in the power sector by 92% by 2035 and 97% by 2050, placing the region on track to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050 in accordance with international climate goals.
-- Supports the creation of 12,416 jobs by 2035 and 15,353 jobs by 2050 via efficiency expenditures and residential bill savings.
-- Yields annual environmental and health benefits of more than $2.5 billion by 2035 and $4.2 billion by 2050.
-- Costs 13% less than a pathway reliant on natural gas and carbon capture technologies.
Join Strategen report authors and Ohio River Valley Institute energy experts for a virtual discussion and Q&A on the report’s key findings and methodology.
Click Here to register for the webinar.
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[Posted: December 9, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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