Long-range energy forecasts are no more than fairy tales (original) (raw)

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I largely agree with the overall conclusion of Pielke et al. in their Commentary ‘Dangerous assumptions’ (Nature 452, 531–532; 2008) that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment is overly optimistic, but I fear that the situation is even worse than the authors imply.

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1. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Manitoba, Canada
   Vaclav Smil

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Smil, V. Long-range energy forecasts are no more than fairy tales.Nature 453, 154 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/453154a

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• Published: 07 May 2008
• Issue date: 08 May 2008
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/453154a

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