Economics Nobel goes to inventor of models used in UN 1.5C report

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William Nordhaus originated the idea of a 2C global warming limit but last year cast doubt on our ability to reach it - He shares the prize with Paul Romer

William 'Bill' Nordhaus was awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for his pioneering work on modelling the economics of climate change and energy. He shared the prize with Paul Romer, developer of "endogenous...

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