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Economics from zero-sum to win-win

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Policy makers debate whether responding to climate change can be complementary to economic growth. New research tracking competing economic ideas across the environmental debate shows that climate change is increasingly seen as an opportunity; however, many still argue that growth and climate action are in conflict.

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Tobin, P. Economics from zero-sum to win-win. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 386–387 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0760-x

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