US greenhouse gas emissions rise despite Obama's new climate change push

(guardian-, 21 Oct 2014) Federal agency finds that emissions increased during 2014 polar vortex, raising questions about US’s targeted 2020 cuts.

America’s energy-related carbon pollution rose 2.5% last year despite President Barack Obama’s efforts to fight climate change, according to new federal data.

The rise in emissions from burning coal, oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels was one of the steepest on record in the last 25 years, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Monthly Energy Review.

The increase in carbon pollution is a setback for Obama, who has been heavily promoting his progress in cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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guardian-, 21 Oct 2014: US greenhouse gas emissions rise despite Obama's new climate change push