New research by David Klenert and Linus Mattauch proposes two ways of using wealth taxes to reduce inequality and increase efficiency without compromising eEconomic growth.
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Dr. David Klenert, Dr. Linus Mattauch
– 8 min read
Jan C. Minx, head of working group "Applied Sustainability Science" at MCC explains technologies as a means for removing carbon out of the atmosphere to keep global warming below the crucial 2°C.
Dependency on it grows, but the tech is far from ready. We need more research—especially on deployment and scaling-up—as well as rapid emissions reductions to lower the dependency.
Phasing out coal will be most important to reach the Paris targets. While some major coal users are reducing investment plans, others see coal as their primary source of energy.
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Prof. Dr. Jan Steckel, Dr. Michael Jakob
– 8 min read
The world’s governments have agreed to ambitious climate goals. But if we are to hit our new targets, scientists and innovators need to move quickly to close the gap between hope and reality.
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Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuss, Dr. Jan Minx
– 4 min read
The recently adopted reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is insufficient to trigger cost-efficient decarbonisation of the economy – a carbon floor price is needed.
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Prof. Dr. Christian Flachsland
– 6 min read
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