Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions

by National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. The United States has a historic opportunity to lead the way in decarbonization by transforming its current energy system to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide. Recent legislation has set the nation on the path to reach its goal of net zero by 2050 in order to avoid the worst consequences of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309682843
• ISBN13: 9780309682848
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 652 Pages