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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C by McGlade, Christophe, Ekins, Paul

“…To limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels, we cannot use all of our fossil fuel reserves; here an integrated assessment model…”
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The costs and benefits of environmental sustainability by Ekins, Paul, Zenghelis, Dimitri

“…The natural science in GEO-6 makes clear that a range and variety of unwelcome outcomes for humanity, with potentially very significant impacts for human…”
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Monitoring the environmental sustainability of countries through the strong environmental sustainability index by Usubiaga-Liaño, Arkaitz, Ekins, Paul

“…•The Strong Environmental Sustainability Index (SESI) is presented.•SESI and its 21 indicators measure absolute environmental sustainability.•Results show that…”
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An equitable redistribution of unburnable carbon by Pye, Steve, Bradley, Siân, Hughes, Nick, Price, James, Welsby, Daniel, Ekins, Paul

“…The rapid phase-out of fossil fuels is critical to achieving a well-below 2 °C world. An emerging body of research explores the implications of this phase-out…”
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The future role of natural gas in the UK: A bridge to nowhere? by McGlade, Christophe, Pye, Steve, Ekins, Paul, Bradshaw, Michael, Watson, Jim

“…The UK has ambitious, statutory long-term climate targets that will require deep decarbonisation of its energy system. One key question facing policymakers is…”
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Global Life Cycle Paper Flows, Recycling Metrics, and Material Efficiency by Ewijk, Stijn, Stegemann, Julia A., Ekins, Paul

“…Summary Despite major improvements in recycling over the last decades, the pulp and paper sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas…”
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Are we on the right path? Measuring progress towards environmental sustainability in European countries by Usubiaga-Liaño, Arkaitz, Ekins, Paul

“…Current environmental and sustainable development metrics fail to capture environmental sustainability from a strong sustainability perspective, which can lead…”
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Decarbonizing the EU energy system by 2050: an important role for BECCS by Solano Rodriguez, Baltazar, Drummond, Paul, Ekins, Paul

“…This article examines the implications for the EU's energy system if an 80% reduction in CO 2 emissions is to be achieved by 2050 against 1990 levels, using…”
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Empirical Research of Public Acceptance on Environmental Tax: A Systematic Literature Review by Izlawanie Muhammad, Norfakhirah Nazihah Mohd Hasnu, Paul Ekins

“…Several international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations (UN), and World Bank recommend…”
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The macro-economic rebound effect and the UK economy by Barker, Terry, Ekins, Paul, Foxon, Tim

“…This paper examines the macroeconomic rebound effect for the UK economy arising from energy efficiency policies 2000–2010 using the macroeconomic model,…”
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Time for Science-Based National Targets for Environmental Sustainability: An Assessment of Existing Metrics and the ESGAP Framework by Usubiaga-Liaño, Arkaitz, Ekins, Paul

“…Despite the overwhelming scientific evidence on the ongoing degradation of the environment, there is a clear gap between the urgency of the environmental…”
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Perspective: a healthy planet for healthy people by Ekins, Paul, Gupta, Joyeeta

“…Non-technical abstract This perspective article from the co-chairs of the United Nations Environment Programme's Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) uses…”
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A framework for the practical application of the concepts of critical natural capital and strong sustainability by Ekins, Paul, Simon, Sandrine, Deutsch, Lisa, Folke, Carl, De Groot, Rudolf

“…This paper develops a methodology for identifying that natural capital—called critical natural capital (CNC)—the maintenance of which is essential for…”
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The role of natural gas in setting electricity prices in Europe by Zakeri, Behnam, Staffell, Iain, Dodds, Paul E., Grubb, Michael, Ekins, Paul, Jääskeläinen, Jaakko, Cross, Samuel, Helin, Kristo, Castagneto Gissey, Giorgio

“…The EU energy and climate policy revolves around enhancing energy security and affordability, while reducing the environmental impacts of energy use. The…”
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Accounting for the environment as an economic asset: global progress and realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by Terama, Emma, Milligan, Ben, Jiménez-Aybar, Rafael, Mace, Georgina M., Ekins, Paul

“…National and international efforts to develop natural capital accounts are proliferating. The newly agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development echoes these…”
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Perspective: a healthy planet for healthy people – Erratum by Ekins, Paul, Gupta, Joyeeta

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Monitoring environmental sustainability in Japan: an ESGAP assessment by Sato, Masahiro, Usubiaga-Liaño, Arkaitz, Fairbrass, Alison, Ekins, Paul, Asuka, Jusen

“…This paper assesses the environmental sustainability of Japan by applying the environmental sustainability gap (ESGAP) framework, which builds on the concepts…”
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Unextractable fossil fuels in a 1.5 °C world by Welsby, Dan, Price, James, Pye, Steve, Ekins, Paul

“…Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to limit global warming to well below 2 °C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C…”
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Environmental policy, innovation and transformation: affirmative or disruptive? by Jacob, Klaus, Ekins, Paul

“…The paper firstly summarizes the approach and findings to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental policies around the globe as it was undertaken in the…”
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Marginal abatement cost curves: a call for caution by Kesicki, Fabian, Ekins, Paul

“…Legal commitments to reduce CO ₂ emissions require policy makers to find cost-efficient means to meet these obligations. Marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves,…”
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