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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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The recommendations come with the release of report on the findings of the ERD3 project, which was funded by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with the goal of producing and promoting a comprehensive set of recommendations to help the US administration accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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ºF) above pre-industrial levels as well as the long-term stabilization of greenhouse gases at a 350 ppm CO2 equivalent. In particular, Prentice seeks to shield Alberta’s emissions-intensive oil sands operations from the effects of emission reductions. AOSIS has called for nations to agree to limit warming to well below 1.5

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