May 16, 2023 | Interview
  • Type of publication: Interview
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Environmental and Energy Economics
  • Publication Date: 2023-05-16
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In an interview with Zhongjin Li, Robert Pollin discusses what it will cost to phase out the fossil fuel industry and provide a just transition for fossil fuel workers into other jobs without dramatically impacting their standard of living? He argues that the choice is neither unemployment nor extinction and that a just transition is affordable.

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