{"id":4259,"date":"2009-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/4259\/america-s-share-of-the-climate\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:38:07","slug":"america-s-share-of-the-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/america-s-share-of-the-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Share of the Climate Crisis: A State-By-State Carbon Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>Global warming is an urgent crisis that demands immediate action to prevent climate catastrophe. The consequences of inaction are far too great, and the time remaining to reduce those  consequences is running out.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class='wp-block-image size-large p4featured_image'><img src='https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/9799f4f6-america-s-share-of-the-climate.jpg' alt='america-s-share-of-the-climate.jpg' \/><figcaption class='wp-element-caption'><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-classid=\"b30218a7-77fc-43dd-a844-81935aa9b35e\" data-dynamicclass=\"Image\" data-state=\"L3VzYS9HbG9iYWwvdXNhL2dyYXBoaWNzLzIwMDkvNS9hbWVyaWNhLXMtc2hhcmUtb2YtdGhlLWNsaW1hdGUuanBn|||||MA==|MA==\" class=\"epi_dc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/12\/9e5e0292-america-s-share-of-the-climate.pdf\">Download document<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Executive summary:<\/b> This study aims to shed light on the United States\u2019<br \/>\nresponsibility for taking the lead to solve global warming<br \/>\nas a result of its outsized role in causing the problem<br \/>\nin the first place. 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