Suite of Policies Could Help U.S. Cut Emissions 17 Percent by 2020, Group Says

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Implementing a suite of 20 policies will enable the United States to make significant progress toward meeting President Obama's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent by 2020 compared to 2005, the president of the Center for Climate Strategies said May 23. U.S. greenhouse gas emission projections for 2020 and 2030 have fallen significantly in the past decade, and the majority of the decline is due to policy actions rather than the economic downturn and the U.S. natural gas boom, said Thomas Peterson, president and chief executive officer of CCS.