Climate Change: There’s A Formula For Deciding When To Extract Fossil Fuels

MICHAEL GREENSTONE, NY Times: Science
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 5:00am

We know how to put the market to work by unlocking fuels that have the highest value in relation to their impact on the climate.

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