Low-carbon technologies are getting better and cheaper each year, but continued public-policy support is needed to sustain progress, says Jessika E. Trancik.
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Trancik, J. Renewable energy: Back the renewables boom. Nature 507, 300–302 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/507300a
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