{"id":18153,"date":"2017-10-10T08:38:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T13:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=18153"},"modified":"2017-10-10T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T16:31:20","slug":"the-clean-power-plans-enormous-climate-benefits-in-one-graphic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2017\/10\/10\/the-clean-power-plans-enormous-climate-benefits-in-one-graphic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clean Power Plan\u2019s enormous climate benefits \u2013 in one graphic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In addition to the vital public health benefits<\/a> it offers, the Clean Power Plan<\/a> is the nation\u2019s most significant action to date to address climate change\u2019s number one culprit<\/a> \u2013 heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n

Now, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is trying to revoke<\/a> the Clean Power Plan. Here\u2019s a look at the enormous benefits we could lose.<\/p>\n

When the Clean Power Plan is fully in place by 2030, the avoided annual carbon dioxide emissions relative to business-as-usual (350 million metric tons<\/a>) are equivalent to preventing<\/a>:<\/p>\n