0 to 500,000
500,000 to 1 million
1 million to 1.5 million
1.5 million to 2 million
2 million to 2.5 million
2.5 million to 3 million
3 million to 3.5 million
3.5 million to 4 million
4 million to 4.5 million
Estimated cumulative CO2 tons for all new gas using units built 2023-30
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100,000 to 200,000
200,000 to 300,000
300,000 to 400,000
400,000 to 500,000
500,000 to 600,000
600,000 to 700,000
Estimated total # new units built 2023-2030
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100 to 200
200 to 300
300 to 400
400 to 500
500 to 600
600 to 700
700 to 800
Estimated gas use in CcF (100 cubic feet) by new unit in 2020
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10 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50
50 to 60
60 to 70
70 to 80
80 to 90
90 to 100
Global warming is happening (yes%)
(Data are taken from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication 2021)
0 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50
50 to 60
60 to 70
70 to 80
80 to 90
90 to 100
Local officials should do more to address global warming (yes %)
(Data are taken from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication 2021)
not a top CO2 county
County is preempted by state law
County is not a preempted by state law
Preemption status for top CO2 Counties
0 to 2 million
2 million to 4 million
4 million to 6 million
6 million to 8 million
8 million to 10 million
10 million to 12 million
12 million to 14 million
14 million to 16 million
16 million to 18 million
18 million to 20 million
Estimated cumulative CO2 tons for all new gas using units built 2023-30
Size of bubble indicates amount of cumulative metric tons of CO2
200,000 tons
1 million tons
2 million tons
3 million tons
4 million tons
5 million tons
6 million tons
Estimated cumulative tons of carbon dioxide for all new gas using units built between 2023 to 2030, by metropolitan area
Estimated cumulative tons of carbon dioxide for all new gas using units built between 2023 to 2030, by county
Estimated cumulative tons of carbon dioxide for all new gas using units built between 2023 to 2030, by State
Preemption status for the top 100 counties based on projected new builds and estimated carbon dioxide emissions between 2023 to 2030
Estimated total number of new units to be built between 2023 to 2030, by county
Average gas used by a new household in 2020, by county
Polling on whether global warming is happening
Polling on the need for climate action by local officials