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Nordic Economic Policy Review 2019: Climate Policies in the Nordics

Climate Policies in the Nordics

Book Chapter
Reference
Calmfors, Lars and John Hassler (2019). “Climate Policies in the Nordics”. In Nordic Economic Policy Review 2019: Climate Policies in the Nordics (7–19). Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers.

Authors
Lars Calmfors, John Hassler

Climate change has become a key concern for policy makers, business leaders and individuals all over the world. There exists a broad scientific consensus that the emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), is responsible for global warming that, if not halted, could have unacceptable consequences, including catastrophic ones, in at least parts of the world.