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Technology innovation gives government leverage to drive down emissions fast – here's how

  • Written by Jessika E. Trancik, Associate Professor, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Technology innovation gives government leverage to drive down emissions fast – here's howGovernment policies sparked rapid growth and technology innovation in solar energy, wind energy and battery markets.Michael Hall/Getty Images

To avert the worst effects of climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions should fall at faster rates than they have risen for over a century. Economies must essentially turn on a dime and then move...

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