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Paul Tonko: We cannot achieve meaningful climate targets, such as our economy-wide, net-zero by mid-century goal, without…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2019
We cannot achieve meaningful climate targets, such as our economy-wide, net-zero by mid-century goal, without significantly reducing industrial emissions.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Stating the importance of reducing industrial emissions for climate targets.

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