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This paper examines the report “Desert Power 2050”, which sets out the possibility of generating energy in the Middle East and North African deserts for these regions and for export to Europe. The authors say the report shows that the extent of the costs and benefits for both regions depends on the strategy adopted to finance the build-up of the power plants and the expected cost of the development of different electricity production technologies. Furthermore, they say that the viability of a transition towards renewable energy as proposed by “Desert Power 2050” depends to a great extent on international climate policy.