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Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

Wind power near Dodge City, Kan. Halbergman/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising.

When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and examine the progress that has been made.

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