“’We must address climate change by de-carbonizing our energy supply,’ the writers said. ‘A critical first step is to stop making climate change worse by tapping into disproportionately carbon-intensive energy sources like tar sands bitumen.’”

“Over its 50-year expected lifetime, the pipeline would produce the equivalent of 8.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. ‘These are emissions that can and should be avoided with a transition to clean energy,’ the scientists and economists said.”

Crossposted at Wonk Wire.