Report: US falling short on Obama's climate targets

James S Murray
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As environmentalists praise the President’s latest cabinet pick, World Resources Institute warns more ambitious policies are needed to cut emissions 17 per cent by 2020

The US will fail to meet President Obama's stated goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 17 per cent against 2005 levels by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to tackle emissions from fossil fuel industries....

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