Environmental Impacts in 2025 Under Technology and Policy Change Scenarios
(measured by percentage change in impact relative to 1995 data)

Impact Measure

Status Quo (no change)

Technology Change

Policy Change

Air Emissions

Carbon Dioxide

17
24

03
09

12
19

Carbon Monoxide

33
39

11
18

38
44

Methane

01
01

01
01

-05
-06

Sulphur Dioxide

12
18

06
10

09
15

Nitrous Oxide

14
19

02
05

11
16

Volatile Organic Compounds

07
08

-01
00

07
08

Total Suspended Particulates

04
05

-03
-03

03
04

Municipal Solid Waste Generated

05
05

-01
-01

-12
-12