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Environment and energy

Environment and energy

The climate is doomed if we continue to be fixated by economic growth

26 Feb 2024

Johan Hansson argues that it will never be possible to meet our climate targets if countries continue their obsession with growing the economy

A coal-fired power station
Missed targets Despite pledges to limit global warming, the International Energy Agency estimates that about 80% of the world's energy today still comes from fossil fuels. (Courtesy: iStock/B&M Noskowski)
The book Limits to Growth delivered a clear warning for our planet. Published way back in 1972 by Un

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Johan Hansson is a theoretical physicist at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, e-mail c.johan.hansson@ltu.se
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