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Unlocking economic opportunities means moving past scare campaigns | Erwin Jackson, Director, Policy, IGCC

7 May 2019

Unlocking economic opportunities means moving past scare campaigns | Erwin Jackson, Director, Policy, IGCC

This article first appeared in The Guardian 07 May 2019.

The current election campaign discussions on climate change fails to address the real challenges that face the nation. The super partisan nature of the debate and the focus on mythical costs of action risks significantly harming our prosperity and resulting in another decade of squandered economic opportunity.