Table 4.
Percent changes in regional CO2 and select air pollutant emissions in 2050 between low and high EV scenarios under BASE electric sector assumptions. National totals include emissions from fuel extraction and processing that are not allocated to states by GCAM-USA.
| Region | CO2 | NOx | PM2.5 | SO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | − 16% | − 4.5% | 0.76% | − 2.5% |
| Mid-Atlantic | − 6.7% | − 3.2% | 1.7% | − 1.0% |
| East North Central | − 3.0% | − 1.9% | 1.4% | − 0.11% |
| West North Central | − 4.4% | − 2.4% | 0.69% | 0.29% |
| South Atlantic | − 8.8% | − 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| East South Central | − 4.4% | − 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.40% |
| West South Central | − 3.8% | − 3.2% | 0.64% | − 4.7% |
| Mountain | − 3.8% | − 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.43% |
| Pacific | − 7.9% | − 4.2% | 1.0% | − 6.6% |
| RGGI states* | − 14% | − 4.8% | 0.30% | − 5.0% |
| National | − 5.5% | − 2.8% | 1.3% | − 1.3% |
*
RGGI states are CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, and VT.