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Daniel Crenshaw: “About 50% of global emissions come from foreign coal.”

Featuring: Daniel Crenshaw, Republican | U.S. House Texas, 2nd Congressional District

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Discussion with Congressman Daniel Crenshaw on GOP Dynamics and Policy Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 28:47

So look, what's the number one thing that reduced our emissions Back to like 1991 levels here in America? It was the natural gas fracking process that displaced coal. So what's the number one emitter? Globally, About 50% of global emissions come from foreign coal. people burning coal to get power. And so what's the best way to displace that? You can dream of wind turbines and solar panels in these developing countries. (28:47–28:51)

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Asserts that foreign coal accounts for about 50% of global emissions.

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