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Their wordsNothing short of a clean-energy revolution, complete with clean transport systems and industry, will turn the climate ship around.
Their wordsMoreover, achieving net-zero emissions requires trillions of dollars in investment, which will add to, not subtract from, economic growth.
Their wordsStaving off climate catastrophe will require more growth, not because ever-increasing GDP - itself a fundamentally inadequate metric - is the end goal, but because it is the result of cutting emissions fast enough.
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