How to “blink responsibly” on unrealistic climate goals – and set a course for action
'Blinking' on unachievable climate goals can allow governments and companies to credibly revise their emissions targets and take meaningful action.
Degree, Harvard University; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Formerly: Programme Head, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria; Director, Science and Technology Programme and Task Force on Energy and US Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, US; Professor of Law and Director, Programme on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University; nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution. Author: academic articles, policy articles, books.
'Blinking' on unachievable climate goals can allow governments and companies to credibly revise their emissions targets and take meaningful action.
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