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U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell Last Year While Economy Grew

2013-10-22 04:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: In 2012, U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were at their lowest level since 1994 and more than 12 percent below the recent 2007 peak, the federal agency that compiles energy statistics announced today. U.S. emissions of CO2, the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change, declined 3.8 percent in 2012, despite economic growth, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have dropped in five out of...

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