How Much Warming Will the President’s Plan Avert? (Hint: It’s way too small to be detected or verified)
'The administration’s fuel economy standards are projected to avoid 6000 million tons of CO2; appliance efficiency standards, 3000 million tons; heavy truck fuel economy standards, 270 million tons; and improved forestry practices, 140 million tons. The grand total of itemized CO2 reductions is 9,410 million tons. How much climate change will that avert? Too little to be detected or verified.'
