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January 10, 2019
Murray comments on "the not-too-surprising emissions surprise" (Forbes)
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
The Rhodium Group, an independent economic and policy research firm, released a report Tuesday estimating that US energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 3.4 percent in 2018. That marks the largest year-over-year emissions increase in more than twenty years. Writing for Forbes, Energy Initiative director Brian Murray analyzes why the increase occurred—and points to options for deep decarbonization concurrent with economic growth.