Can International Technological Diffusion Substitute for Coordinated Global Policies to Mitigate Climate Change? /

In short, yes. I use a multi-region integrated assessment model with fuel-specific endogenous technical change to examine the impact of Europe and China reducing emissions to zero by mid-century. Without international technological diffusion this is insufficient to avoid catastrophic climate change....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrett, Philip
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/173
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