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Can or Should We Assess the Growth Impacts of Climate Protection?

Karen Pittel
CESifo, Munich, 2023

EconPol Forum 24 (6), 12-15
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  • Predicting long-run growth effects of decarbonization is subject to high uncertainty
  • Awareness of limitations of growth forecasts should be raised
  • Scientific communication should aim at forecasts being misused in the political debate
  • Comparative analysis of growth effects can have value for policy design
  • A focus on absolute limits to growth can potentially be detrimental to decarbonization

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