Trump's Drilling Leases on Public Lands Could Lead to 4.7B Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions [View all]

[Dem Dean]

Source: Ecowatch

Jul. 18, 2019 08:46AM EST

A national conservation group revealed Wednesday that President Donald Trump's drilling leases on public lands could lead to the release of more carbon emissions than the European Union contributes in an entire year.

The Wilderness Society estimates that U.S. companies will emit at least 854 million and as much as 4.7 billion metric tons of carbon if they develop leases in public waters and lands.

"Taking into account the potency of shorter-lived climate pollutants like methane, lifecycle emissions resulting from the development of these leases could be as high as 5.2 billion metric tons," the group's new report reads.

The 28 countries in the EU released four billion metric tons in one year, according to the most recent available data.

Read more: https://www.ecowatch.com/public-lands-drilling-carbon-emissions-2639229888.html

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