ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A NEW ENERGY-POWERED WORLD
Zero carbon and economic growth can go together, UN study says; The top 15 emitter countries could make deep cuts to emissions while also tripling economic output, according to the study
Oliver Milman, 9 July 2014 (UK Guardian)
“…[The UN’S Pathways to Deep Decarbonisation analyzed] the 15 countries that account for 70% of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere…[T]he 15 countries could make deep cuts to emissions while also tripling economic output…[These cuts are needed] if the world is to avoid the ‘catastrophic’ impact of failing to keep to the internationally agreed limit of 2degreesC global warming…The study concedes the world is on track to overshoot this…[It] plots a path that involves phasing out coal use almost entirely, shifting electricity generation to renewable sources such as solar and wind, and powering vehicles and buildings with clean electricity rather than fossil fuels…Industrial and farming processes that can’t use such clean technology would be offset by large-scale storage of carbon in soils and trees…[T]he transition would need to start soon to help avoid breaching the 2C limit…” click here for more
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