America’s Missed Climate Targets Cost Global Economy $1 Trillion, Dublin-based Think Tank Finds

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By Sharon KellyApr 2, 2019, 6:23 pm171 pts
Read time: 6 mins Since 1992, the United States consistently has missed its targets for reducing globe-warming emissions, and a Dublin-based think tank estimates the resulting damage to the global economy has been $1 trillion. The U.S. polluted far more — 20 billion tons of CO2 worth — than American…

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