Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Per capita GHG emissions in California have dropped from a 2001 peak of 14.0 in 2018 (2000-2018 average year-over-year increase is 6.8%), continuing the increasing trend as they replace Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) being phased out under the 1987 Montreal Protocol. tons per person to 10.7 tons per person in 2018, a 24% decrease.

2020 221

2020 California Emissions 2018 221

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The competitiveness impacts of transition are expected to be minor and, because transition is already underway in the major US and EU markets, this transition cannot be avoided regardless of China’s decision-making if Chinese manufacturers wish to compete globally. These older systems used chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-12) as the refrigerant gas.

China 150

China Ozone Chinese United States 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Radiative forcing from the global and US ORT and PG sectors. The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate.

Climate 150

Climate Emissions Transportation Climate Change 150