Persistent inequality in economically optimal climate policies

Benefit-cost analyses of climate policies have generated conflicting assessments; as social welfare is affected by regional heterogeneity. Here the authors show that economically optimal pathways are consistent with climate stabilization but are characterized by persistent economic inequalities due...

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Main Authors: Paolo Gazzotti, Johannes Emmerling, Giacomo Marangoni, Andrea Castelletti, Kaj-Ivar van der Wijst, Andries Hof, Massimo Tavoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23613-y