U.S. Emissions Probably Won't Increase Under Trump, Study Says. But They Won't Fall, Either.

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Aug. 11, 2017

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"'The authors make a good case for why U.S. emissions are likely to remain flat under President Trump,' said Marc Hafstead, an environmental economist and research fellow at the nonprofit Resources for the Future, who was not involved with the analysis. 'While the administration’s policies will prevent further declines in emissions in the next four to eight years, market forces and aggressive state policies — in California, for example — make it equally unlikely emissions will increase in the near term.'"

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