Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefits

Wind turbines in Livermore, California, on 10 August 2022. Photograph: Godofredo A Vásquez/AP

By increasing its use of renewable energy, the US has not only slashed its planet-warming emissions but also improved its air quality, yielding hundreds of billions of dollars of benefits, a new report has found.

The study, published in Cell Reports Sustainability on Wednesday and based on publicly available data, focuses on uptick of renewable energy in the US from 2019 to 2022.