Not exact matches
A key insight of the study is that the future fuel mix will depend in large part on whether oil and natural
gas prices decouple at globally
over the
next several decades.
Finally, the presence of vigorous climate variability presents significant challenges to near - term climate prediction (25, 26), leaving open the possibility of steady or even declining global mean surface temperatures
over the
next several decades that could present a significant empirical obstacle to the implementation of policies directed at reducing greenhouse
gas emissions (27).
Over the
next two
decades, when science says aggressive steps must be taken to curb greenhouse
gas emissions,
several hundred million people in the world will be getting electricity for the first time — and a lot of it will be fueled by coal.
A new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that the world community could slow and then reduce global emissions of greenhouse
gases (GHGs)
over the
next several decades by exploiting cost - effective policies and current and emerging technologies.
According to the Cato Institute's book summary, «Acknowledging that industrial emissions of greenhouse
gasses have warmed the planet and will continue to do so
over the
next several decades, Michaels and Balling argue that future warming will be moderate, not catastrophic, and will have benign economic and ecological effects.»
«Finally, the presence of vigorous climate variability presents significant challenges to near - term climate prediction (25, 26), leaving open the possibility of steady or even declining global mean surface temperatures
over the
next several decades that could present a significant empirical obstacle to the implemen - tation of policies directed at reducing greenhouse
gas emissions (27).
Though few expect a complete melt — the glaciers have weathered warmth before — a 2016 study in Nature found that continued growth of greenhouse
gas emissions
over the
next several decades could trigger cause an unstoppable collapse of Antarctica's ice.
But the reason that EIA is projecting a long - term decline
over the
next decade or more is the glut of cheap natural
gas, mostly from unconventional sources like shale, that has profoundly changed America's energy outlook
over the
next several decades.