New research suggests economic stagnation is no excuse for climate inaction
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
Policymakers should be paying more, rather than less, attention to tackling climate change in economically tough times, a new study suggests. As economies have stagnated major emitters of CO2 seem unwilling to accept binding emissions reduction targets. But findings, published this week in Nature Climate Change, show the social cost of carbon dioxide is higher in a low economic growth world.