Introduction and Synthesis
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Introduction and Synthesis. / Arendt, D.; Arndt, Thomas Channing; Miller, M.; Tarp, Finn; Zinaman, O.
The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions. ed. / D. Arendt; Channing Arndt; M. Miller; Finn Tarp; O. Zinaman. Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 3-15 (WIDER Studies in Development Economics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction and Synthesis
AU - Arendt, D.
AU - Arndt, Thomas Channing
AU - Miller, M.
AU - Tarp, Finn
AU - Zinaman, O.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Climate change is frequently referred to as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. The authors of this chapter concur. In broad terms, the climate challenge is relatively straightforward. Global average temperatures are rising as a consequence of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. In the absence of deliberate and global action to substantially reduce and then eliminate (or even turn net negative) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, global temperature rise within this century is very likely to surpass two degrees Celsius (IPCC 2014), which is the (somewhat arbitrary) threshold set by the international community as a tolerable level. Continuation of current levels of emissions or continued growth in emissions throughout the twenty-first century could result in warming far above the two- degree threshold with very bad implications for the planet, for human societies, particularly poor people.
AB - Climate change is frequently referred to as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. The authors of this chapter concur. In broad terms, the climate challenge is relatively straightforward. Global average temperatures are rising as a consequence of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. In the absence of deliberate and global action to substantially reduce and then eliminate (or even turn net negative) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, global temperature rise within this century is very likely to surpass two degrees Celsius (IPCC 2014), which is the (somewhat arbitrary) threshold set by the international community as a tolerable level. Continuation of current levels of emissions or continued growth in emissions throughout the twenty-first century could result in warming far above the two- degree threshold with very bad implications for the planet, for human societies, particularly poor people.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Climate change
KW - Greenhouse gas emissions
KW - global temperature rise
KW - Global action
KW - poor people
U2 - 10.1093/oso/9780198802242.003.0001
DO - 10.1093/oso/9780198802242.003.0001
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780198802242
T3 - WIDER Studies in Development Economics
SP - 3
EP - 15
BT - The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions
A2 - Arendt, D.
A2 - Arndt, Channing
A2 - Miller, M.
A2 - Tarp, Finn
A2 - Zinaman, O.
PB - Oxford University Press
ER -
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