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IEA report, Part 2
I've got the 450-ppm solution about right |
Joseph Romm |
10 Jun 2008 |
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| Part 1 discussed the basic conclusion of the new International Energy Agency report -- cutting global emissions in half by 2050 is not costly. In fact, the total shift in investment needed to stabilize at 450 ppm is only about 1.1 percent of GDP per year, and that is not a 'cost' or hit to GDP, because much of that investment goes toward saving expensive fuel. In this post, I will discuss the basic solution IEA is proposing. I will also start to look at how the report ... |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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