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To get to zero by 2050, Vermont must cut climate pollution by 0.3 million metric tons of C02 equivalent a year.

Emissions in Vermont

Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) emissions

We can do it. Here's how.

CO2 Equivalent Emissions in Vermont by Source
🏭 Other: 31%🔌 Power: 0%🚗 Transport: 38%🏠 Buildings: 31%

    🏠 Buildings

    31% of emissions in Vermont comes from buildings.

    🏭 Other: 31%🔌 Power: 0%🚗 Transport: 38%🏠 Buildings: 31%

    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 351,000 buildings in Vermont and 20% of building systems are already electrified.

    We need to electrify the remaining 281,000 buildings in Vermont. That's around 10,000 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.19.98% have been electrified, and the remaining 80.02% are fossil fuel based.Building Systems ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve 31% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 31%🔌 Power: 0%🚗 Transport: 38%🏠 Buildings: 31%

    🚗 Getting Around

    38% of emissions in Vermont comes from cars, trucks, and planes.

    🏭 Other: 31%🔌 Power: 0%🚗 Transport: 38%🏠 Buildings: 31%

    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 193,000 vehicles in Vermont and 2,000 are already electric (1.2% of the total).

    We need to electrify the remaining 191,000 vehicles. That's around 7,000 a year.

    Percent of Vehicles electrifiedA chart showing the share of Vehicles that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.1.2% have been electrified, and the remaining 98.8% are fossil fuel based.Vehicles ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve another 38% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 31%🔌 Power: 0%🚗 Transport: 38%🏠 Buildings: 31%

    🔌 Power Generation

    Vermont has absolutely no emissions from making power, it's doing great! 😎

    Check out another state to see how they can cut their power emissions to zero.

    🏭 Other Emissions

    The last 31% of emissions in Vermont comes other sources

    🏭 Other: 31%🔌 Power: 0%🚗 Transport: 38%🏠 Buildings: 31%

    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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