Europe’s Climate Target for 2050: An Assessment

Abstract Decarbonisation is harder for transport, heating, industry and agriculture. That is, a doubling of the decarbonisation rate requires much more than a doubling of the policy effort. The low-hanging fruit has been picked.

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Main Author: Richard S. J. Tol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2021-12-01
Series:Intereconomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-021-1012-7
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