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It seems politically impossible to "solve" the climate problem. The clearer it becomes that current climate policy is not achieving its goals, the more the panic spreads among climate researchers, politicians and activists, and the more often we hear the call for "Plan B".
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Naustdalslid, J. (2023). The “Non-political” Solution to the Climate Problem. In: The Climate Threat. Crisis for Democracy?. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34471-8_6
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