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NewScientist: Go low-carbon for the money, says high-profile report

Top economists this week lay out an audacious argument for transforming the world's economy into a low-carbon one. Even if you forget climate change, they say, it is worth doing on its own.

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Tuula Sjöstedt

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Top economists this week lay out an audacious argument for transforming the world’s economy into a low-carbon one. Even if you forget climate change, they say, it is worth doing on its own. That’s because a low-carbon economy is an efficient economy that will deliver faster economic growth, better lives and a greener environment. Forget the costs, feel the benefits.

Read more: www.newscientist.com/article/dn26213-go-lowcarbon-for-the-money-says-highprofile-report.html#.VBrwokYcTcu

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