US activists launch climate change initiatives in absence of federal leadership
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US states, cities and businesses forge ahead with strategies to cut carbon emissions to 24% below 2005 levels by 2025 despite Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord
America's governors, mayors and CEOs are forging ahead with climate change initiatives despite the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and commitment to reviving the coal industry. But a report published today sets out a roadmap that could quicken that pace and cut carbon emissions to 24% below 2005 levels by 2025 in the absence of federal leadership.
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