Prior to 2007 scientists weren't sure
what emissions reduction goal to shoot for, but new evidence led researchers to reach consensus on 350 ppm if we wished to have a planet, in the words of NASA climatologist James Hansen, «similar to the one on which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted.»
Not exact matches
What's really meant in a comment like «if one's
goal is to limit climate change, one would always be better off spending the money on immediate
reduction of CO2
emissions» is «if one's
goal is limiting LONG - TERM climate change».
But
what the meetings did not do is just as important: • Governments could not agree on a quantifiable
goal for long - term
emissions reductions.
Leading companies elevate their climate
goals in response to science September 25, 2015: More and more companies are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduction targets that align with
what the latest climate science says is necessary to limit warming to below 2 °C and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
Mahindra's challenge is the first of
what will be multiple «Summit Challenges» that aim to accelerate greenhouse gas
reductions at a rate that will ensure worldwide
emissions start trending downward no later than 2020 — a
goal that must be met to prevent dangerous temperature rise.
Catalyze immediate, urgent and drastic
emission reductions: «In line with
what science and equity require, deliver urgent short - term actions, building towards a long - term
goal that is agreed in Paris, that shift us away from dirty energy, marking the beginning of the end of fossil fuels globally, and that keep the global temperature
goal in reach.»
Brad Plumer: In the draft version of the Clean Power Plan, each state has its own individual
goal for
emissions reductions, based on
what EPA thinks is possible given the prospects for coal - to - gas switching, renewables, efficiency.
She was in town this past week to speak at the 11th annual New York Fashion Conference and I stopped by Edelman's offices to speak with her about sustainable fashion, consumer trends towards reuse, eBay's carbon
emission reduction goal, upcoming announcements in 2010, and more — click through for our discussion: TreeHugger: The Re + Purpose campaign just wrapped up, where the Green Team collaborated with green blogs to encourage consumers to find new value in existing products,
what can we expect in 2010?
When the regulations take effect in 2011 this is
what will be mandated: The
goal of all this is to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from California's transportation fuels by 10 % by 2020 — a
reduction of about 16 million tonnes.