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  "title": "Finding the Low-Carbon Road",
  "publication": "IMF Podcasts, November 19, 2015",
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  "summary": "Finding alternative energy sources is key to reducing carbon emissions (Finance & Development Magazine, December 2015) Join Us on Every Major Platform Libsyn Spotify YouTube Soundcloud Apple BEHIND THE MIC Bruce Edwards International Monetary Fund Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program.",
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      "heading": "Episode overview",
      "content": "- Publication date: November 19, 2015.\n- Guest: Nick Stern, Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science.\n- Context: World leaders will meet in Paris in December to forge a new climate deal that caps global warming at 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial revolution levels.\n- Source article by the guest: “The Low-Carbon Road” in the December issue of Finance & Development magazine.\n- Producers / behind the mic:\n  - Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund.\n  - Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.\n- Platforms: Libsyn; Spotify; YouTube; Soundcloud; Apple."
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      "heading": "Key findings and observations",
      "content": "- Carbon emissions continue to rise.\n- According to Nick Stern, the world is not yet on the two degree path."
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      "heading": "Themes and implications",
      "content": "- Global climate negotiations: Leaders convening in Paris in December aim to cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial revolution levels.\n- Emissions trajectory: Rising carbon emissions indicate current policies and trajectories are insufficient to meet the 2 degrees Celsius objective."
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      "heading": "Notable attributions and credits",
      "content": "- Nick Stern is author of “The Low-Carbon Road” in the December issue of Finance & Development magazine.\n- Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program and is an award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters. He emphasizes economists’ role in solving global problems and showcasing their research in IMF podcasts.\n- Rhoda Metcalfe is an independent journalist and audio producer."
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