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Cesare Marchetti

Cesare Marchetti was an Italian physicist. He is best known as the inventor of Marchetti's constant, the idea that people are willing to commute half-an-hour each way. He also conceived of using carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Cesare Marchetti (1927 – 16 April 2023) was an Italian physicist.1 He is best known as the inventor of Marchetti's constant, the idea that people are willing to commute half-an-hour each way. 23 He also conceived of using carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.4

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  1. "In Memory of Cesare Marchetti 1927-2023". IIASA Connect. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. "The History of Cities Is About How We Get to Work". Bloomberg.com. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. "Passing of Cesare Marchetti – The Rockefeller University – Program for the Human Environment". phe.rockefeller.edu. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. Ma, Jinfeng; Li, Lin; Wang, Haofan; Du, Yi; Ma, Junjie; Zhang, Xiaoli; Wang, Zhenliang (July 2022). "Carbon Capture and Storage: History and the Road Ahead". Engineering. 14: 33–43. Bibcode:2022Engin..14...33M. doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.11.024. S2CID 247416947.