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To get to zero by 2050, Missouri must cut climate pollution by 5.8 million metric tons of C02 equivalent a year.

Emissions in Missouri

Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) emissions

We can do it. Here's how.

CO2 Equivalent Emissions in Missouri by Source
🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🏠 Buildings

    8% of emissions in Missouri comes from buildings.

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    Mostly from different types of heating.

    Gas furnace, gas water heater, gas stove

    80% of the pollution of your typical home comes from heating your space, water, and food.

    To stop this pollution, we need to replace our furnaces with electric heat pumps, electrify our water heaters, and cook with induction and electricity instead of gas.

    Electric heat pump, electric water heater, induction stove

    There are 3.2 million buildings in Missouri and 40% of building systems are already electrified.

    We need to electrify the remaining 1.9 million buildings in Missouri. That's around 69,000 per year.

    Percent of Building Systems electrifiedA chart showing the share of Building Systems that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.39.57% have been electrified, and the remaining 60.43% are fossil fuel based.Building Systems ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve 8% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🚗 Getting Around

    24% of emissions in Missouri comes from cars, trucks, and planes.

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    Mostly from our cars.

    To cut this pollution, if you have a car, your next one needs to be an electric vehicle (EV).

    Or try going car-free with public transit, bikes/e-bikes, or walking if it works for you.

    Gas emitting car being converted to electric car

    There are 2.0 million vehicles in Missouri and 7,000 are already electric (0.3% of the total).

    We need to electrify the remaining 2.0 million vehicles. That's around 71,000 a year.

    Percent of Vehicles electrifiedA chart showing the share of Vehicles that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.0.3% have been electrified, and the remaining 99.7% are fossil fuel based.Vehicles ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve another 24% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🔌 Power Generation

    39% of emissions in Missouri comes from making power.

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    Specifically from coal, gas, and oil plants.

    To cut this pollution, we need to replace all dirty power plants with clean ones (mostly wind and solar).

    We need to replace dirty power plants with clean ones (mostly wind and solar)

    In Missouri we need to close and replace:

    11 coal plants

    Name: Labadie County: Franklin Megawatt Capacity: 2,389 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Labadie
    Franklin County
    2,389 MW

    Name: Iatan County: Platte Megawatt Capacity: 1,725 Utility: Evergy Metro

    Iatan
    Platte County
    1,725 MW

    Name: New Madrid Power Plant County: New Madrid Megawatt Capacity: 1,300 Utility: Associated Electric Coop, Inc

    New Madrid Power Plant
    New Madrid County
    1,300 MW

    Name: Rush Island County: Jefferson Megawatt Capacity: 1,242 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Rush Island
    Jefferson County
    1,242 MW

    Name: Thomas Hill Energy Center County: Randolph Megawatt Capacity: 1,182 Utility: Associated Electric Coop, Inc

    Thomas Hill Energy Center
    Randolph County
    1,182 MW

    Name: Sioux County: St Charles Megawatt Capacity: 1,099 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Sioux
    St Charles County
    1,099 MW

    Name: Hawthorn County: Jackson Megawatt Capacity: 1,046 Utility: Evergy Metro

    Hawthorn
    Jackson County
    1,046 MW

    Name: Meramec County: St Louis Megawatt Capacity: 1,041 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Meramec
    St Louis County
    1,041 MW

    Name: John Twitty Energy Center County: Greene Megawatt Capacity: 603 Utility: City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)

    John Twitty Energy Center
    Greene County
    603 MW

    Name: Sikeston County: Scott Megawatt Capacity: 261 Utility: City of Sikeston - (MO)

    Sikeston
    Scott County
    261 MW

    Name: Asbury County: Jasper Megawatt Capacity: 232 Utility: Empire District Electric Co

    Asbury
    Jasper County
    232 MW

    34 gas plants

    Name: Audrain Power Plant County: Audrain Megawatt Capacity: 814 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Audrain Power Plant
    Audrain County
    814 MW

    Name: State Line (MO) County: Jasper Megawatt Capacity: 691 Utility: Empire District Electric Co

    State Line (MO)
    Jasper County
    691 MW

    Name: Dogwood Energy Facility County: Cass Megawatt Capacity: 630 Utility: Dogwood Power Management, LLC

    Dogwood Energy Facility
    Cass County
    630 MW

    Name: St. Francis Power Plant County: Dunklin Megawatt Capacity: 507 Utility: Associated Electric Coop, Inc

    St. Francis Power Plant
    Dunklin County
    507 MW

    Name: James River County: Greene Megawatt Capacity: 451 Utility: City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)

    James River
    Greene County
    451 MW

    Name: Empire District Elec Co Energy Ctr County: Jasper Megawatt Capacity: 379 Utility: Empire District Electric Co

    Empire District Elec Co Energy Ctr
    Jasper County
    379 MW

    Name: South Harper Peaking Facility County: Cass Megawatt Capacity: 351 Utility: Evergy Missouri West

    South Harper Peaking Facility
    Cass County
    351 MW

    Name: Holden Power Plant County: Johnson Megawatt Capacity: 321 Utility: Associated Electric Coop, Inc

    Holden Power Plant
    Johnson County
    321 MW

    Name: Nodaway Power Plant County: Nodaway Megawatt Capacity: 316 Utility: Associated Electric Coop, Inc

    Nodaway Power Plant
    Nodaway County
    316 MW

    Name: Lake Road County: Buchanan Megawatt Capacity: 278 Utility: Evergy Missouri West

    Lake Road
    Buchanan County
    278 MW

    ...and 24 more

    26 oil plants

    Name: Northeast Generating Station County: Jackson Megawatt Capacity: 490 Utility: Evergy Metro

    Northeast Generating Station
    Jackson County
    490 MW

    Name: Fairgrounds County: Cole Megawatt Capacity: 68 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Fairgrounds
    Cole County
    68 MW

    Name: Moreau County: Cole Megawatt Capacity: 61 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Moreau
    Cole County
    61 MW

    Name: Mexico County: Audrain Megawatt Capacity: 61 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Mexico
    Audrain County
    61 MW

    Name: Moberly County: Randolph Megawatt Capacity: 61 Utility: Union Electric Co - (MO)

    Moberly
    Randolph County
    61 MW

    Name: Station I County: Jackson Megawatt Capacity: 38 Utility: City of Independence - (MO)

    Station I
    Jackson County
    38 MW

    Name: Jackson Square County: Jackson Megawatt Capacity: 36 Utility: City of Independence - (MO)

    Jackson Square
    Jackson County
    36 MW

    Name: Jackson (MO) County: Cape Girardeau Megawatt Capacity: 28 Utility: City of Jackson - (MO)

    Jackson (MO)
    Cape Girardeau County
    28 MW

    Name: Nevada County: Vernon Megawatt Capacity: 22 Utility: Evergy Missouri West

    Nevada
    Vernon County
    22 MW

    Name: Malden County: Dunklin Megawatt Capacity: 17 Utility: City of Malden - (MO)

    Malden
    Dunklin County
    17 MW

    ...and 16 more

    See a map of dirty power plants in the US

    ...and help those workers find good jobs.

    But wait! Remember how we electrified all cars and buildings?

    Our machines don't pollute now, because they run on electricity!

    But that means we need to make more power for those new electric machines - twice as much power as we make now!

    And all of it needs to be clean power!

    So to cut the climate pollution from our power, cars, and buildings we need to INSTALL 8,000 MWs of wind and 8,000 MWs of solar.

    Since Missouri already has 62 megawatts of solar power generation and 754 megawatts of wind power generation, that's 247 Megawatts of wind capacity AND 291 Megawatts of solar capacity a year we need to build.

    Percent to Needed ElectrificationA chart showing the share of Solar and Wind capacity that has already been installed and rest to be installed. We are 6% of the way to what we need to be carbon neutral by 2050.Solar & Wind MWs InstalledRemaining to Install

    That will solve another 39% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🏭 Other Emissions

    The last 30% of emissions in Missouri comes other sources

    🏭 Other: 30%🔌 Power: 39%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    This includes industry, landfills, and farming.

    There's no one solution to solve these problems, but there are a lot of great ideas!

    These include:

    • Regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon in soil
    • Composting to reduce landfill methane emissions
    • New techniques for manufacturing CO2 emitting materials, like concrete
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