U.S. Carbon Emissions Surged in 2018 Even as Coal Plants Closed



Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — America’s carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent in 2018, the biggest increase in eight years, according to a preliminary estimate published Tuesday.

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