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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
CESifo, Munich, 2023
EconPol Forum 24 (6), 12-15
- 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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