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Avoiding the Worst-Case Scenario

Editorial, Washington Post | October 6, 2008

Efforts to address carbon emissions must be undertaken with exigency. ++ Developing countries like China, India and Brazil are responsible for half of all carbon emissions worldwide; their output has doubled over the past two decades. ++ 8.47 gigatons of emissions were released in 2007, up 2.9 percent over 2006. ++ Polluters will not change their energy policy until the US takes action. ++ The US has to set an example by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, pushing to put a price on carbon, and by introducing alternative energy resources.