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Jared Huffman: “And just because we are finally starting to reduce emissions doesn't mean that we didn't put most of those greenhouse…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
And just because we are finally starting to reduce emissions doesn't mean that we didn't put most of those greenhouse gases up there over the past century.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman emphasizes the historical responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions while acknowledging current reductions.

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