Energy and Environment

Iran’s emissions surge makes California look good: Study

By John Siciliano
Published August 30, 2018 4:00am ET
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Iran’s emissions surge makes California look good: Study
Iranian women wear masks to help guard against dangerous levels of air pollution as they walk in the center of the smog-filled capital, Tehran, Iran. | (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran was one of the biggest culprits behind a spike in carbon emissions in 2015, right behind China and India, while California and U.S. emissions were falling, according to a new study released on Thursday.

The study, produced by the consulting firm Beacon Economics for the innovation group Next 10, tracks California’s decadelong implementation of its climate change law, AB 32, signed by former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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