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Combating Global Climate Change In The United States: A Local Approach To A Global Problem, Maureen Atwell Jul 2008

Combating Global Climate Change In The United States: A Local Approach To A Global Problem, Maureen Atwell

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Global climate change is a growing concern throughout the world, with the United States arguably having more power than any other country to either contribute to or eradicate the problem. The United States produces an estimated twenty five percent of the world’s greenhouse gases, despite having only five percent of the world’s population. Given that the United States is the world’s largest producer of greenhouse gases, any effort in the United States to control the production of greenhouse gases could potentially have a huge impact on the global climate change problem.