Preliminary estimates by DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) find that U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels rose 2.7 percent in 2000, the highest growth rate since 1996.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-energy-27-percent
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change