Dr. Kelly de Bruin:

I would first like to comment on the economic growth component of emissions projections, which is an important element of the overall area. However, the contribution of economic growth to emissions projections is far smaller than that of mitigation policies and is overshadowed by them. Obviously, high economic growth will make it harder to meet goals but the amount by which mitigation can reduce emissions far outweighs the economic growth component.

There have been examples of the decoupling of emissions growth from economic growth, particularly in Scandinavian countries. For example, Norway has made significant investment in clean green energy in the past decades and has been very prosperous.

It is the same for Denmark and Sweden. Those countries have done it successfully and we could look to them for ideas and recommendations.