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Steven Mufson: ‘A kind of dark realism’: Why the climate change problem is starting to look too big to solve
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Steven Mufson: ‘A kind of dark realism’: Why the climate change problem is starting to look too big to solve

Climate expert: “There’s no silver bullet. There’s silver buckshot.”
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A Nobel for climate economics
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A Nobel for climate economics

Worthy of your time: A nuanced discussion on Twitter about winners William Nordhaus and Paul Romer.

Plenty of conversations erupted on Twitter after the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, who pioneered environmental economics and efforts to create long-term sustainable economic growth.

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Why new Nobel laureate Paul Romer is optimistic about beating climate change
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Why new Nobel laureate Paul Romer is optimistic about beating climate change

"Humans are capable of amazing accomplishments when we set about trying to do something," Paul Romer says.
Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change

Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change

Yale economist William Nordhaus has devoted his life's work to understanding the costs of climate change and advocating the use of a carbon tax to curb global warming.

Two top U.S. economists win Nobel for work on growth and climate
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Two top U.S. economists win Nobel for work on growth and climate

The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was shared by Americans William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, for research on innovation, climate change and the economy that has had huge implications for global policy making.
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