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Jonathan Symons

Jonathan Symons is a senior lecturer in international relations and a member of the Centre for Climate Futures at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. His research interests include the politics and ethics of climate change, energy security and geo-engineering, theories of political and sociological legitimacy, processes of international norm change, human rights and international relations theory.

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Coal isn’t good for humanity, but renewables aren’t the only answer to energy poverty

By Jonathan Symons ● Energy ● April 19, 2016

Given existing technologies, expanding access to electricity almost always increases CO2 emissions. There are real tradeoffs between addressing poverty and climate change.