How Trump Is Ensuring That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Rise

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Date

Nov. 26, 2018

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Media Highlight

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The New York Times

“'When the U.S. is not taking action on climate it makes it incredibly difficult for countries with lesser means than ours to take action themselves,' said Richard G. Newell, president of Resources for the Future, a nonpartisan Washington-based research organization.”

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Richard G. Newell

President and CEO, Resources for the Future

Dr. Richard G. Newell is the President and CEO of Resources for the Future. From 2009 to 2011, he served as the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, the agency responsible for official US government energy statistics and analysis.

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