Pew Center Issues Climate Change Plan

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has released a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. The Agenda for Climate Action identifies both broad and specific policies, combining recommendations on economy-wide mandatory emissions cuts, technology development, scientific research, energy supply, and adaptation with critical steps that can be taken in key sectors.

Despite a decrease in relative greenhouse gas intensity (emissions/unit GDP), actual emissions in the United States have increased by 15.8% since 1990, for an average annual increase of 1.1%, according to the Department of Energy.

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