Achieving a low-carbon society

• Autores: John Reilly
• Localización: Climate Policy, ISSN-e 1752-7457, ISSN 1752-7457, Vol. 13, Nº. Extra 1 (Supp), 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Low Carbon Drivers for a Sustainable World), págs. 155-158
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Climate change is perhaps the central challenge that faces humanity. If the concept of green growth is to be anything more than a mere rebranding of the concept of sustainability, then it must elucidate the relationship between economic activity and pollution and provide a more detailed economic account of it. The articles in this Special Issue focus on ways in which GHG emissions may be reduced while satisfying the increasing demand for energy: from global, technological or economic solutions, to sub-national, financial or regulatory ones. Although the wide disparity in income between the least and most wealthy makes it difficult to reach a consensus on the best way to achieve a low-carbon society, the scale and potential effects of climate change make it imperative that one is reached.