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Here, we develop a model to analyze the implications of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) for emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants, both in aggregate and in their distribution. Analyzing rebates for 2010–2021, we find that the CVRP reduced aggregate statewide emissions of CO₂, NO_X, and SO₂ and increased aggregate statewide emissions of primary PM_2.5. Furthermore, changes in air pollution are not distributed equally.
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A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change (2021)
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