District of Columbia
Back to mapTo get to zero by 2050, District of Columbia must cut climate pollution by
0.1 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent a year.
Emissions in District of Columbia
Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) emissions
This is how we're going to do it.
- Boilers and furnaces with heat pumps
- Gas stoves with induction ranges
- No-till farming to keep CO2 in the soil
- Capturing methane leaks from landfills
- Capturing CO2 to make emissions-free concrete
- Burning green hydrogen to make emissions-free steel
- Plugging methane leaks from gas pipelines
Decarbonize Our Buildings
47% of District of Columbia's climate pollution comes from buildings.
We burn fossil fuels to heat our air, water, and food.
To cut this pollution...
Let's electrify our heat!
We'll replace...
...in all of District of Columbia's 78,000 buildings.
In fact, 36% of buildings in District of Columbia are already fossil fuel free!
That means we only need to electrify the remaining 49,000 buildings in District of Columbia. That's around 2,000 per year.
That cuts 47% of the pollution.
Decarbonize Our Transport
30% of District of Columbia's pollution comes from cars, trucks, trains, and planes.
But mostly from cars.
To cut this pollution,
your next car must be electric.
Or consider going car-free with public transit, bikes/e-bikes, car share, or other alternatives!
Then, we'll electrify all 210,000 cars and trucks in District of Columbia!
There are 210,000 vehicles in District of Columbia and 2,000 are already electric (1.1% of the total).
We need to electrify the remaining 208,000 vehicles. That's around 7,000 a year.
That cuts 30% of the pollution.
Power
District of Columbia produces all of it's power without making any climate pollution! 😎
Check out another state to see how they can cut their power emissions to zero.
Other Emissions
The last 23% of District of Columbia's climate pollution comes from other sources...
This includes farming, landfills, industry, and leaks from gas pipelines.
There's no one solution to solve these problems, but there are lots of great ideas:
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