Pledges of “net zero” thirty years from now are too easy. Wolf
It is necessary to cut emissions by close to 40 per cent by 2030, instead. The curve of emissions must be bent downwards now. That is economically and technologically feasible, albeit hard.
Ten years hence, it will be too late to avoid irreversible damage
Martin Wolf FT 26 October 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/f859d515-f1d0-405f-9aee-c609951f4254
So, what must be done? The Energy Transitions Commission’s Keeping 1.5°C Alive: Closing the Gap in the 2020s, published last month, addressed this question. It recommended a six-point plan that should provide the benchmark for discussions in Glasgow.
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