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William Nordhaus
the 2°C target originated in a tangential 1975 remark by economist William Nordhaus1.
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the 2°C target originated in a tangential 1975 remark by economist William Nordhaus
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“The 2°C target originated in a tangential 1975 remark by economist William Nordhaus”
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"the target is treated as a scientific result by policymakers and as a political issue by scientists"
Asserted by Ted Nordhaus · stance: neutral
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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"the logical leap from "CO₂ correlates with warming" to "net-zero by 2050 via carbon markets" has a documentable inflection point that is political, not scientific"
Unattributed assertion · stance: critical
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"the 2°C goal emerged nearly by chance"
Asserted by Ted Nordhaus · stance: neutral
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Timeline see standalone →
1996
1996
set 2°C goal
2020
2020
interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung