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Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

Legal Planet

Natural Gas: 44.8%. Landfill Gas: 0.005%. Carbon Reduction Goal : Reduce CO2 emissions rate by 67% by 2025 from an adjusted 2005 baseline. Natural Gas/Fuel Oil: 39%. Natural Gas: 51%. Carbon Reduction Goals: Net zero GHG emissions by 2030. Natural Gas: 42%.

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

Thanks in large measure to natural gas replacing coal, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts carbon emissions in 2040 to be lower than in almost all of the IPCC scenarios. Carbon emissions are thus following the same trajectory as other air pollutants.

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