Energy Policy Research Commentary on EPA Proposed Rule: “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”

The Energy Policy Research Foundation has provided commentary to EPA on the proposed rule entitled “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”. The attached EPRINC analysis study shows that CO2 emissions from new Light Duty Vehicles in the U.S. will represent just 0.57 percent to 0.75 percent, with a midpoint of 0.66 percent, of total global GHG emissions between 2026 and 2045. The EPRINC analysis shows that the contribution of CO2 emissions from new Medium Duty Vehicles is likely to be 0.12 percent during the same period. Taken together, estimates suggest that the two motor vehicle classes will contribute less than 1 percent—a total of 0.78 percent—to global GHG emissions over the next 20 years. This estimate represents a 56 percent reduction in the LDV and MDV contribution estimate of 1.8 percent provided in the Proposed Rule.