The decarbonization paradox | Brookings
Kemal Derviş and Sebastian Strauss argue that technological advances are making ambitious climate goals increasingly plausible, but they must be complemented with drastic shifts in behavior and policy.
February 18, 2021 6 min read Discussions about climate change contain two apparently contradictory messages. One is that it is almost impossible to decarbonize fully and fast enough to limit global warming this century to well below two degrees Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels. The other message is that, given what is at stake, such rapid decarbonization is inevitable. Paradoxically, both statements may be true. Achieving a net-zero global economy by 2050 is technically and economically feasible with existing and emerging technologies, but it requires drastic shifts in behavior…
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