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Planetary Economics Energy, climate change and the three domains of sustainable development

How well do our assumptions about the global challenges of energy, environment and economic development fit the facts?Energy prices have varied hugely between countries and over time, yet the share of national income spent on energy has remained surprisingly constant. The foundational theories of economic growth account for only about half the growth observed in practice. Despite escalating warnings for more than two decades about the planetary risks of rising greenhouse gas emissions, most governments have seemed powerless to change course. Plane.

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