Green Plumbing

Category - Caring for Our Planet

By 2030, what will be the cumulative reduction in US carbon dioxide emissions due to appliance and equipment energy conservation standards, including all standards dating back to 1987?
  1. 4.4 trillion tons
  2. 7.3 billion tons
  3. 543 million tons
  4. 32.2 million tons
Explanation
Answer: B - By 2030, federal minimum energy conservation standards for appliances and equipment will have kept roughly 7.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. These standards have been implemented by the Building Technologies Office, an office of the US Department of Energy. The 7.3 billion ton reduction is about the same amount as the greenhouse gas emissions from 1.5 billion cars.
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