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Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy

Guidelines for Investors, Insurers and Policy Makers

A project in collaboration with Wells Fargo Bank and The Global Roundtable on Climate Change.

This report examines the suite of energy choices available – the “stabilization wedges” – through a health and environmental lens.

The methodology includes: a) assessing net energy gains and b) conducting full life-cycle analyses of the potential health, ecological and economic consequences of proposed technologies and practices.

The report takes a critical look at the potential unintended consequences of using tar sands, shale oil, coal with carbon dioxide capture and storage, biofuels and nuclear energy, while presenting a positive vision for smart grids with renewable sources, green buildings, smart urban growth, and hybrids of power generation for mobile and stationary systems.