Balancing fairness and ambition
A headline result from the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C was that global CO2 emissions need to decline by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030. Is this possible while still retaining fairness in mitigation?
A headline result from the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C was that global CO2 emissions need to decline by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030. Is this possible while still retaining fairness in mitigation?
Shell has just released a new scenario, Sky, which meets the goals of the Paris Agreement. How does it compare with other low carbon pathways?
COMMENTARY: The mitigation challenge to keep below 2°C warming is immense, yet policy makers show no sign of incentivising business to research, develop and deploy the required technologies.
COMMENTARY: Global coal consumption may have peaked, solar and wind have had explosive growth, yet global emissions remain flat. We have a way to go!