Steep cuts to carbon emissions gain stronger economic backing
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6 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2021, 12:43 AM IST New research on the cost of climate change lends support to tougher pledges ahead of the Glasgow climate conference
Premium 6 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2021, 12:43 AM IST As a growing number of global leaders pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions ahead of this week’s climate conference in Glasgow, an awkward question hovered in the background: Is it worth it? That is as much an economic as a scientific question, and the economics of climate are far less settled than the science.
