Increasing solar energy adoption by just 15 percent could yield considerable emissions reductions
Ramping up U.S. solar energy production by just 15 percent could help the country make significant progress toward achieving national emissions reductions goals, a new study has found.
Implementing such a shift would reduce annual carbon dioxide releases by 8.54 million metric tons — or about 12.38 percent of the yearly target of 69 million metric tons, according to the research, published on Wednesday in Science Advances.
“This is an exciting study in that it harnesses the power of data science to offer insights to policymakers and stakeholders on how we can achieve CO2 reduction targets,” corresponding author Francesca Dominici, director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, said in a statement.
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