CO2 Emissions Increase Sharply in 2018

Rhodium Group: "After three years of decline, US carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose sharply last year.  Based on preliminary power generation, natural gas, and oil consumption data, we estimate emissions increased by 3.4% in 2018. This marks the second largest annual gain in more than two decades — surpassed only by 2010 when the economy bounced back from the Great Recession."

New York Times: "Under the Paris climate agreement, the United States vowed to cut emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.  The Rhodium Group report warns that this target now looks nearly unattainable without a flurry of new policies or technological advances to drive down emissions throughout the economy."


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