US emissions can be cut at "manageable cost"

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McKinsey report claims emissions can be slashed by half by 2030 without major damage to the economy

The US will have to spend $1.1tr to meet its own environmental standards and slash carbon emissions by between a third and a half by 2030, a report by business advisory firm McKinsey & Company has shown....

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