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Towards a fossil free future: The technical and economic feasibility of phasing out global fossil fuel use
Panel: Panel 4. The Energy-Environment Link
Author:
Stewart Boyle, Greenpeace International, UK
Abstract
The environmental impacts of utilising fossil fuels are severe. The paper assesses the likely carbon dioxide (C02) and climatic impacts of the global energy system in the absence of new policies. It then assesses the technical, economic and policy feasibility of phasing out fossil fuels over the next century, and the likely climatic benefits that would follow. It draws out the crucial role of energy efficiency.
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