Date: July 12, 2022
Author(s): Ryota Abe, Matthew Forbes, Emily Marshall, Marium Navid, Karleigh Shepard
Abstract
Los Angeles is one of the most polluted regions in the United States. In 2020, the city saw an initial decrease in smog due to a reduction in transportation emissions caused by COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders. By year’s end, however, smog levels rebounded to more than 185 parts per billion of ozone in the air. While total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 24% between 1990 and 2018, the city is still short of its stated goal of reaching roughly 17 million metric tons of emissions by 2025.
About the Project
This report partially fulfills the requirements for the Master in Public Policy degree in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.