The irreversible momentum of clean energy: Private-sector efforts help drive decoupling of emissions and economic growth

Science

Volumn 355, Issue 6321, 2017, Pages 126-129

  Obama, Barack ^a  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

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CARBON DIOXIDE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; MARKET; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85009811762     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aam6284     Document Type: Article

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