Strategies for carbon dioxide emissions reductions: Residential natural gas efficiency, economic, and ancillary health impacts in Maryland

Matthias Ruth; Andrew Blohm; Joanna Mauer; Steven A. Gabriel; Vijay G. Kesana; Yihsu Chen; Benjamin F. Hobbs; Daraius Irani

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.009

Strategies for carbon dioxide emissions reductions: Residential natural gas efficiency, economic, and ancillary health impacts in Maryland

Matthias Ruth^*, Andrew Blohm, Joanna Mauer, Steven A. Gabriel, Vijay G. Kesana, Yihsu Chen, Benjamin F. Hobbs, Daraius Irani

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Abstract

As part of its commitments to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the State of Maryland, USA, auctions emission permits to electric utilities, creating revenue that can be used to benefit consumers and the environment. This paper explores the CO₂ emissions reductions that may be possible by allocating some of that revenue to foster efficiency improvements in the residential sector's use of natural gas. Since these improvements will require changes to the capital stock of houses and end use equipment, efficiency improvements may be accompanied by economic and ancillary health impacts, both of which are quantified in this paper.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6926-6935
Number of pages	10
Journal	Energy policy
Volume	38
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.009
Publication status	Published - Nov 2010

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Carbon dioxide emissions
Economic impact
Residential natural gas use

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