Greenpeace: Reinstating the Crude Oil Export Ban Could Cut Global Emissions as Much as 181 Million Tons
January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Greenpeace issued the following news release:
A new report /1 from Greenpeace USA and Oil Change International calculates the climate benefits of reinstating the crude oil export ban, a policy that limited the amount of carbon pollution the US shipped overseas for more than 40 years. The report finds that restoring the crude oil export ban could lead to reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions of as much as 80 to 181 million tons of carbon dioxide equival . . .
A new report /1 from Greenpeace USA and Oil Change International calculates the climate benefits of reinstating the crude oil export ban, a policy that limited the amount of carbon pollution the US shipped overseas for more than 40 years. The report finds that restoring the crude oil export ban could lead to reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions of as much as 80 to 181 million tons of carbon dioxide equival . . .