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The Simple Reason Behind Why Europe Can Have Climate Targets and the U.S. Can't
2014-10-25 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Truthdig: The European Union climate summit has agreed to cut emissions by 40% by 2030, after hard bargaining by Poland and the UK failed to derail an agreement. The 28 nations of the EU also agreed to improve energy efficiency by 27% over the next decade and a half, and to ensure a continent-wide proportion of at least 27% renewable energy market share. In contrast, the production of carbon dioxide in the US increased in 2013, from roughly by 2.5 percent at a time when scientists are frantically signaling...
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