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Nature 441, 264-265 (18 May 2006) | doi:10.1038/441264b; Published online 17 May 2006

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Economists claim carbon cuts won't break the world's bank

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Price tag for reduced emissions could be lower than expected.

Transforming the world's energy industry to stop the flood of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere might actually be quite cheap.Figures of tens of trillions of dollars are often cited, and used to question whether measures such as the Kyoto Protocol, which attempts to limit carbon emissions, are too expensive.

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