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How demand-side mitigation can help shape effective climate policies

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More understanding of demand-side mitigation is needed for overall emissions reductions. Now, a study evaluates mitigation potential based on a cost–benefit approach, but gaps remain to fully leverage demand-side mitigation to achieve effective climate policies.

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  1. School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing, China

    Lei Zhu

  2. Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

    Pengfei Liu

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Zhu, L., Liu, P. How demand-side mitigation can help shape effective climate policies. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02148-2

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