31 U.S. states form registry to cut carbon emissions

With pressure growing on the U.S. government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, 31 U.S. states will start a registry next year to track those emissions with an eye toward reducing them.

The Climate Registry will log emissions from corporations, nonprofit groups, and municipalities in states representing 70 percent of the U.S. population. Two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Manitoba, also have agreed to participate.

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