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Carnegie Mellon researchers call for reducing carbon emissions
06-14-2007 · EurekAlert!Carnegie Mellon University engineering researchers Christopher L. Weber and Scott H. Matthews argue that rising US trade with countries like China has major consequences for the future of global climate change.
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