Curbing emissions: cap and rate

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Climate policy should aim to limit the rate of warming, as well as setting a cap on total allowable emissions.

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Author informationAuthors and Affiliations Steffen Kallbekken, Nathan Rive, Glen P. Peters and Jan S. Fuglestvedt are based at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

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