JRC at COP23: A Cleaner, Greener Planet Is Both Possible and Affordable

Limiting global warming below the critical 2C level set out in the Paris Agreement is both feasible and consistent with economic growth - and the knock-on improvements to air quality could already cover the costs of mitigation measures and save more than 300,000 lives annually by 2030.

That's one message that scientists from the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, bring to this month's 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where this week they present the 2017 Global Energy and Climate Outlook (GECO) report.

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