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Duke Energy, the third largest emitter of CO2 in the U.S., has released its 2007/2008 sustainability report (PDF).

According to the report, Global CO2 emissions rose from 105,200 thousand tons in 2006 t0 111,600 thousand tons in 2007, U.S. sulfur dioxide emissions dropped from 812,600 tons in 2006 to 684,000 tons in 2007, and U.S. nitrogen oxide emissions dropped from 148,600 tons in 2006 to 131,000 in 2007.

In addition, the company has outlined a possible scenario that would enable it to cut its 2006 CO2 emissions in half – by approximately 50 million tons – by 2030.

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