Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

An equitable redistribution of unburnable carbon

  • Steve Pye,
  • Siân Bradley,
  • Nick Hughes,
  • James Price,
  • Daniel Welsby,
  • Paul Ekins

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17679-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The allocation of remaining fossil fuel production has stimulated a discussion around issues of equitable allocation but the implications of different options are unclear. Here the authors show that shifting production to low-medium human development regions has limited economic benefits under strong climate policy.