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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

Burning coal in these two regions account for a little under two gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, with 1.29 More recently, another study showed it had to be done in OECD nations to comply with the Paris Agreement targets. billion tonnes and 700 millions tonnes for the US and the EU, respectively.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

Carbon dioxide (CO. is the inescapable byproduct of carbon energy use. It was reckless for the Paris agreement to enter into force before the election,’ said the source, who works on Trump’s transition team for international energy and climate policy, speaking on condition of anonymity. [25]. Washington Post (Nov.

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