Renewable energy targets may undermine their sustainability

Scott Spillias (), Peter Kareiva, Mary Ruckelshaus and Eve McDonald-Madden
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Scott Spillias: University of Queensland
Peter Kareiva: Aquarium of the Pacific
Mary Ruckelshaus: Stanford University
Eve McDonald-Madden: University of Queensland

Nature Climate Change, 2020, vol. 10, issue 11, 974-976

Abstract: As the world’s economies seek to use new renewable energy developments to address climate change and reinvigorate economies post-COVID-19, avoiding a fixation on targets in decision-making will ensure positive social and environmental outcomes.

Date: 2020
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