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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decoupling From Economic Growth’

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decoupling From Economic Growth’

By Edward Dodge
American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountain
Global carbon dioxide emissions held steady in 2014 at 32.3 billion tons even though the global economy grew by 3 percent according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This is the first year since the IEA began tracking carbon emissions 40 years ago that emissions have decoupled from economic growth. Previous instances where CO2 emissions

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