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Executive order will discount the cost of carbon pollution

March 28, 2017

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Market forces help stabilize CO2 emissions for third year

By Kimberly Adams

March 17, 2017

"The switch from coal to gas really happened because of the shale gas revolution and because of markets,” said Laura Cozzi of the International Energy Agency. Above, a coal power plant from American Electric Power in New Haven, West Virginia. — SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

The plateau in emissions comes amid global economic growth.

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Plan to rollback EPA rules boosts carmakers’ moods — and would boost emissions

March 15, 2017

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As Trump talks coal revival, China seeks props on the fuel's decline

February 28, 2017

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Changing carbon from waste into gold

February 23, 2017

The limestone rocks pictured here were created from carbon dioxide. The raw material costs a few dollars per ton but sells for $70 to $100 a ton once it’s been manufactured. — Jed Kim/Marketplace

Could monetizing carbon emissions drive the fight against climate change?

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The argument for implementing a carbon tax

By David Brancaccio

December 15, 2016

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The world is embracing sustainability, says one Marketplace contributor.

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Canada will have a carbon price. Will the US?

October 04, 2016

A night view of the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. — MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

The policy will have to balance pushing climate goals with not getting too far ahead.

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Natural gas leaks make natural gas dirtier

August 17, 2016

Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas. The boom in natural gas drilling has led to an increase in the amount of methane emissions. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Study of a methane plume over Southwest tracks back to natural gas fields.

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To cut emissions, Canada could expand carbon pricing

July 19, 2016

An aerial view of the Suncor oil sands extraction facility near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. — MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

If Canada rolls out carbon pricing nationally, how will it affect the US?

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