Emissions From Large Industries Fell By 5% In 2019–Without The Paris Climate Accord

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Emissions From Large Industries Fell By 5% In 2019–Without The Paris Climate Accord

epa headquarters buildingNo Paris? No problem, as far as the Trump administration is concerned.

The Environmental Protection Agency reported Monday that U.S. emissions from major industrial sources declined by nearly 5% in 2019, prompting administrator Andrew Wheeler to take a victory lap and a swipe at the Paris climate accord.

“President Trump was right to leave the Paris Climate Accords,” Mr. Wheeler said in a statement. “We have done more to reduce our GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions over the past four years than our international competitors who cling to the ceremonial and arbitrary agreement.”

The EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program found continued overall reductions in air pollution from nearly 8,000 large facilities, including power plants, oil and gas producers and refineries, iron and steel mills, and landfills.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/emissions-from-large-industries-fell-by-5-in-2019-without-the-paris-climate-accord/