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An integrated approach to energy sustainability

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Policies to protect the global climate offer an effective entry point for achieving society's multiple objectives for energy sustainability.

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Figure 1: Costs of achieving societal objectives for energy sustainability under different policy prioritization frameworks.

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We thank P. Kolp, M. Makowski, A. Grübler and N. Nakicenovic for their important contributions to this manuscript. S. Rao, H. Ren, W. Schöpp and C. Wilson also provided assistance. The research was supported by the Global Environment Facility, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth and US National Academy of Sciences.

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    David L. McCollum, Volker Krey & Keywan Riahi

  2. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Davis, 95616, California, USA

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  3. Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse, Graz, A-8010, Austria

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