GEOG researcher Dr. Kuishuang Feng published a News & Views Article in Nature Climate Change
To meet the Paris Agreement goals, CO2 emissions in industrial countries must decrease over the long-term. GEOG research professor Dr. Kuishuang was invited to write a News and Views article to discuss a new research published in Nature Climate Change. The new research shows that an increase in the share of renewable energy and a decrease in energy use have contributed to emissions reductions in industrial countries, but enhanced policies are needed to decouple economic growth from emissions.
Dr. Feng emphasized that well-designed energy and climate policies can decouple economic growth from emissions increases, with emissions peaking and even beginning to drop as economies continue to grow. A framework of strong and supportive climate policies is needed to integrate and coordinate physical driving factors and energy policies to achieve global deep decarbonization of the energy system.
Published on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 13:29