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US planet-warming gas emissions rose for the first time in three years, increasing 0.4% in 2018. This reversal was driven by higher emissions from trucks, planes, and ships, which overtook reductions from the coal sector. While coal use hit a new low, the transportation sector became the largest source of US emissions for the third consecutive year, highlighting the challenge of decarbonizing the nation’s economy as total energy consumption also grew.
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