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Among individual countries, the United States is the leading contributor of greenhouse gases. With 5 percent of the world’s population, the United States accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s warming commitment. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important greenhouse gas; U.S. carbon dioxide emissions (also about 20 percent of the global total) originate almost exclusively from fossil fuel combustion.
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Friedman, R.M., Bierbaum, R.M. (1992). Steps to Reduce U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Technical Options and the Policies to Implement Them. In: White, J.C. (eds) Global Climate Change. Environmental Science Research, vol 45. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2161-4_3
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