In the first of two pieces on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, Gert Jan Kramer and Martin Haigh analyse historic growth in energy systems to explain why deploying alternative technologies will be a long haul.
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HISTORIC DATA: ENERGY BALANCES OF OECD COUNTRIES (IEA, 2009), ENERGY BALANCES OF NON-OECD COUNTRIES (IEA, 2009); PROJECTIONS: SHELL INTERNATIONAL
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Kramer, G., Haigh, M. No quick switch to low-carbon energy. Nature 462, 568–569 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462568a
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