To get to zero by 2050, Nevada must cut climate pollution by 1.6 million metric tons of C02 equivalent a year.

Emissions in Nevada

Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) emissions

We can do it. Here's how.


CO2 Equivalent Emissions in Nevada by Source
🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    🏠 Buildings

    11% of emissions in Nevada comes from buildings.

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    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 1.0 million buildings in Nevada and 35% of building systems are already electrified.

    We need to electrify the remaining 658,000 buildings in Nevada. That's around 24,000 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.34.63% have been electrified, and the remaining 65.37% are fossil fuel based.Building Systems ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve 11% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    🚗 Getting Around

    36% of emissions in Nevada comes from cars, trucks, and planes.

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    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 1.0 million vehicles in Nevada and 11,000 are already electric (1.1% of the total).

    We need to electrify the remaining 1.0 million vehicles. That's around 37,000 a year.

    Percent of Vehicles electrifiedA chart showing the share of Vehicles that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.1.1% have been electrified, and the remaining 98.9% are fossil fuel based.Vehicles ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve another 36% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    🔌 Power Generation

    31% of emissions in Nevada comes from making power.

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    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 Nevada we need to close and replace:

    2 coal plants

    Name: North Valmy
County: Humboldt
Megawatt Capacity: 567
Utility: Sierra Pacific Power Co

    North Valmy
    Humboldt County
    567 MW

    Name: TS Power Plant
County: Eureka
Megawatt Capacity: 410
Utility: Nevada Gold Energy, LLC

    TS Power Plant
    Eureka County
    410 MW

    17 gas plants

    Name: Clark
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 1,566
Utility: Nevada Power Co

    Clark
    Clark County
    1,566 MW

    Name: Chuck Lenzie Generating Station
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 1,466
Utility: Nevada Power Co

    Chuck Lenzie Generating Station
    Clark County
    1,466 MW

    Name: Tracy
County: Storey
Megawatt Capacity: 1,183
Utility: Sierra Pacific Power Co

    Tracy
    Storey County
    1,183 MW

    Name: Harry Allen
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 745
Utility: Nevada Power Co

    Harry Allen
    Clark County
    745 MW

    Name: Walter M. Higgins III Generating Station
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 688
Utility: Nevada Power Co

    Walter M. Higgins III Generating Station
    Clark County
    688 MW

    Name: Silverhawk
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 665
Utility: Nevada Power Co

    Silverhawk
    Clark County
    665 MW

    Name: Apex Generating Station
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 601
Utility: Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

    Apex Generating Station
    Clark County
    601 MW

    Name: Desert Star Energy Center
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 536
Utility: Desert Star Energy Center SDG&E

    Desert Star Energy Center
    Clark County
    536 MW

    Name: Las Vegas Generating Station
County: Clark
Megawatt Capacity: 359
Utility: Nevada Power Co

    Las Vegas Generating Station
    Clark County
    359 MW

    Name: Fort Churchill
County: Lyon
Megawatt Capacity: 230
Utility: Sierra Pacific Power Co

    Fort Churchill
    Lyon County
    230 MW

    ...and 7 more

    ...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 3,000 MWs of wind and 3,000 MWs of solar.

    Since Nevada already has 881 megawatts of solar power generation and 39 megawatts of wind power generation, that's 102 Megawatts of wind capacity AND 86 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 27.5% of the way to what we need to be carbon neutral by 2050.Solar & Wind MWs InstalledRemaining to Install

    That will solve another 31% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    🏭 Other Emissions

    The last 22% of emissions in Nevada comes other sources

    🏭 Other: 22%🔌 Power: 31%🚗 Transport: 36%🏠 Buildings: 11%

    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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