Switch from coal to natural gas, nuclear, and renewables has pushed down emissions by 12 per cent since 2007 peak
US energy-related carbon emissions dropped 3.8 per cent in 2012 to 5.29 billion metric tons last year, reaching their lowest level since 1994. An Energy Information Administration (EIA) report published...
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