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How fast can we transition to a low-carbon energy system?

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image'Decarbonizing' the energy system is above all an infrastructure problem. m-i-k-e/flickr, CC BY-NC

Starting later this month, the world’s nations will convene in traumatized Paris to hammer out commitments to slow down global climate change. Any long-term solution will require “decarbonizing” the world energy economy – that...

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