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Towards a science of climate and energy choices
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posted on 2023-06-09, 01:30 authored by Paul C Stern, Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin Sovacool, Thomas DietzThe linked problems of energy sustainability and climate change are among the most complex and daunting facing humanity at the start of the twenty-first century. This joint Nature Energy and Nature Climate Change Collection illustrates how understanding and addressing these problems will require an integrated science of coupled human and natural systems; including technological systems, but also extending well beyond the domain of engineering or even economics. It demonstrates the value of replacing the stylized assumptions about human behaviour that are common in policy analysis, with ones based on data-driven science. We draw from and engage articles in the Collection to identify key contributions to understanding non-technological factors connecting economic activity and greenhouse gas emissions, describe a multi-dimensional space of human action on climate and energy issues, and illustrate key themes, dimensions and contributions towards fundamental understanding and informed decision making.
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Nature Climate ChangeISSN
1758-678XPublisher
Nature Publishing GroupExternal DOI
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547-555Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2016-06-06First Open Access (FOA) Date
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