Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2010
The dashed blue line is 2005 emissions; the scale on the right shows the percent of 2005 level. The key to obtaining significant reductions in transportation-related GHG emissions is to increase the cost of driving. Fuel prices above $8/gallon may be needed to significantly reduce US GHG emissions and oil imports.
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