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When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren't Enough

22 Mar 2023 | Abstracted from The Nation

"... recent reports turn the concept on its head, touting positive climate tipping points as thresholds that will help transition the economy away from fossil fuels...The report identified three areas that have the potential to create ripple effects in other industries...Widespread adoption of passenger EVs - replacing "gray" with "green" ammonia fertilizer...incorporating plant-based proteins into global human diets.

"But technical fixes don?t matter without political will."

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