2.6: Limiting climate change to 450 ppm CO2 equivalent in the 21st century

Katherine Calvin; Jae Edmonds; Ben Bond‐Lamberty; Leon J. Clarke; Son H. Kim; Page Kyle; Steven J. Smith; Allison M. Thomson; Marshall Wise

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2009.06.006

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 31
Pages: S107-S120
Citations: 131
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                                    Katherine Calvin, 
                                
                                    Jae Edmonds, 
                                
                                    Ben Bond‐Lamberty
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            2.6: Limiting climate change to 450 ppm CO2 equivalent in the 21st century. 
                            Energy Economics
                            , 31
                            
                            , S107-S120.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2009.06.006

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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2009.06.006