Supercomputer shows higher costs for delayed climate action

For Europe to decarbonize in compliance with the Paris Climate Accord, the cheapest way of getting there is via immediate massive investments in known technologies like wind and solar rather than waiting for newer, more efficient possibilities, a new study shows.
Photo: PR / Aarhus Universitet
Photo: PR / Aarhus Universitet

Adding massive volumes of solar and wind power as well as investments in transnational interconnectors is the cheapest way for Europe to achieve its Paris Climate Accord commitments and limit the rise in average global temperature by 2050.

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