With all the millions of words and billions of electrons being spilled today the one question that I've not found an answer to is:
How much will today's actions reduce global temperatures?
From Vox:
The Environmental Protection Agency's big new climate rule will require power plants to cut their overall carbon-dioxide emissions 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
But different states will have very different individual goals.
Electric utilities in Washington, for instance, will have to reduce
the amount of carbon-dioxide they emit per unit of electricity produced
by 72 percent between now and 2030. Arizona's power plants will have to
cut emissions 52 percent. (Note that these state goals are for carbon intensity, not the overall level of emissions.)
On the other end, North Dakota will have to cut its emissions per
unit of electricity by just 10.6 percent. And Maine will need to make a
13.5 percent cut.
Here's a table showing the different cuts states will have to make — with an explanation underneath:
Every state currently produces a certain amount of
carbon-dioxide for every unit of electricity that it produces. That's
the first column.
States that rely more heavily on coal plants, like Nebraska or
Kentucky, produce more carbon-dioxide per megawatt hour of electricity.
States like Oregon or Idaho that rely more heavily on, say, hydropower
dams produce less carbon-dioxide per megawatt-hour....
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