Optimizing Emissions Reductions from the U.S. Power Sector for Climate and Health Benefits

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 7513-7523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Sergi ◽  
Peter J. Adams ◽  
Nicholas Z. Muller ◽  
Allen L. Robinson ◽  
Steven J. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Emissions Reductions ◽  
Climate And Health ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals No COVID-19 climate silver lining in the US power sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Luke ◽  
Priyanshi Somani ◽  
Turner Cotterman ◽  
Dhruv Suri ◽  
Stephen J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Emissions Reductions ◽  
Sustained Reduction ◽  
The Us ◽  
Significance Levels ◽  
Coal Power Plants ◽  
The U.S

AbstractRecent studies conclude that the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic decreased power sector CO2 emissions globally and in the United States. In this paper, we analyze the statistical significance of CO2 emissions reductions in the U.S. power sector from March through December 2020. We use Gaussian process (GP) regression to assess whether CO2 emissions reductions would have occurred with reasonable probability in the absence of COVID-19 considering uncertainty due to factors unrelated to the pandemic and adjusting for weather, seasonality, and recent emissions trends. We find that monthly CO2 emissions reductions are only statistically significant in April and May 2020 considering hypothesis tests at 5% significance levels. Separately, we consider the potential impact of COVID-19 on coal-fired power plant retirements through 2022. We find that only a small percentage of U.S. coal power plants are at risk of retirement due to a possible COVID-19-related sustained reduction in electricity demand and prices. We observe and anticipate a return to pre-COVID-19 CO2 emissions in the U.S. power sector.

scholarly journals An economic and disease transmission model of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer in Texas

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengxue Zhong ◽  
Li Xu ◽  
Ho-Lan Peng ◽  
Samantha Tam ◽  
Li Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Oropharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Quality Adjusted Life ◽  
The U.S

AbstractIn 2017, 46,157 and 3,127 new oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) cases were reported in the U.S. and Texas, respectively. About 70% of OPC were attributed to human papillomavirus (HPV). However, only 51% of U.S. and 43.5% of Texas adolescents have completed the HPV vaccine series. Therefore, modeling the demographic dynamics and transmission of HPV and OPC progression is needed for accurate estimation of the economic and epidemiological impacts of HPV vaccine in a geographic area. An age-structured population dynamic model was developed for the U.S. state of Texas. With Texas-specific model parameters calibrated, this model described the dynamics of HPV-associated OPC in Texas. Parameters for the Year 2010 were used as the initial values, and the prediction for Year 2012 was compared with the real age-specific incidence rates in 23 age groups for model validation. The validated model was applied to predict 100-year age-adjusted incidence rates. The public health benefits of HPV vaccine uptake were evaluated by computer simulation. Compared with current vaccination program, increasing vaccine uptake rates by 50% would decrease the cumulative cases by 4403, within 100 years. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of this strategy was $94,518 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Increasing the vaccine uptake rate by 50% can: (i) reduce the incidence rates of OPC among both males and females; (ii) improve the quality-adjusted life years for both males and females; (iii) be cost-effective and has the potential to provide tremendous public health benefits in Texas.

scholarly journals Storage Futures Study: Economic Potential of Diurnal Storage in the U.S. Power Sector

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Frazier ◽  
Wesley Cole ◽  
Paul Denholm ◽  
Scott Machen ◽  
Nathaniel Gates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Potential ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
The U.S

Assessing the Impacts of Water Constraints on the U.S. Power Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Nadejda Victor ◽  
Christopher Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Power Sector ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Accelerated Reduction in SO2 Emissions from the U.S. Power Sector Triggered by Changing Prices of Natural Gas

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (14) ◽  
pp. 7882-7889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Lu ◽  
Michael B. McElroy ◽  
Gang Wu ◽  
Chris P. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
So2 Emissions ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
The U.S
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