Stopping Climate Change ‘Almost Impossible’ If China Can’t Quit Coal, Report Says

[ScienceRocks]

Stopping Climate Change ‘Almost Impossible’ If China Can’t Quit Coal, Report Says
Stopping Climate Change 'Almost Impossible' If China Can't Quit Coal, Report Says | ThinkProgress

If China doesn’t begin to limit its coal consumption by 2030, it will be “almost impossible” for the world avoid a situation where global warming stays below 2°C, a new study released Monday found.

The study, led by the U.K.’s Center for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, recommends China put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from coal by 2020, and then swiftly reduce its dependency on the fossil fuel. The reductions would not only increase public health and wellness and decrease climate change, but could also “have a major positive effect on the global dynamics of climate cooperation,” the report said.

“The actions China takes in the next decade will be critical for the future of China and the world,” the study said. “Whether China moves onto an innovative, sustainable and low-carbon growth path this decade will more or less determine both China’s longer-term economic prospects in a natural resource-constrained world, … and the world’s prospects of cutting greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently to manage the grave risks of climate change.”

The general question surrounding the prevention of climate change is whether the earth can avoid a 2°C situation — that is, whether we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions swiftly enough to keep global average surface temperatures from rising to 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels. World leaders, including China, agreed to avoid that 2°C situation in 2009 by signing the Copenhagen Accord in 2009, a three-page nonbinding pledge to fight climate change.

I thought with the feed backs we already have 2c was a done deal?

 

[skookerasbil]

Like the Geico commercial says........

Just emphasizes the level of disconnect of those who want our country to self-immolate on carbon taxes and be just fine with regular folks having their electric rates double. Really does make somebody think......are these people interested in the environment or ensuring the demise of the middle class = more folks dependent upon government = socialism......particularly when they support this Keynesian economic model which brings us stagnant job growth, stagnant wages and forces risky investment.


Ummm.....can you say......agenda?

 

[skookerasbil]

By the way Matthew......the 2 degree's doesn't come from science.......that's a myth......the 2 degrees is a political number only.

 

[Stephanie]

Well, Albert (bore) Gore and Obama better get over there to beat some sense into them

you know lead by example instead of their mouth and asses

These people believe they are now G-d and they can the stop the climate of our earth that is millions of years old

How do you people fall this? my gawd

 

[KissMy]

China (excluding Macau, Hong Kong) emits 27% of global CO2 emissions.

The United States only emits 16% of global CO2 emissions.

 

[bedowin62]

China (excluding Macau, Hong Kong) emits 27% of global CO2 emissions.

The United States only emits 16% of global CO2 emissions.

leftard; last time i checked 27 is higher than 16

the planet doesnt know anything about "per capita" pollution

ur a joke

 

[Old Rocks]

Yes, China now is the worst emitter of GHGs. However, we and Europe are still responsible for most of the present increase. China is also the leading nation in the installation of alternative energies. One can hope that they will start closing down the coal plants. If they do not, then it is past time to start creating some heavy tariffs on goods from that nation, and India, as well.

 

[Old Rocks]

Stopping Climate Change ‘Almost Impossible’ If China Can’t Quit Coal, Report Says
Stopping Climate Change 'Almost Impossible' If China Can't Quit Coal, Report Says | ThinkProgress

If China doesn’t begin to limit its coal consumption by 2030, it will be “almost impossible” for the world avoid a situation where global warming stays below 2°C, a new study released Monday found.

The study, led by the U.K.’s Center for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, recommends China put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from coal by 2020, and then swiftly reduce its dependency on the fossil fuel. The reductions would not only increase public health and wellness and decrease climate change, but could also “have a major positive effect on the global dynamics of climate cooperation,” the report said.

“The actions China takes in the next decade will be critical for the future of China and the world,” the study said. “Whether China moves onto an innovative, sustainable and low-carbon growth path this decade will more or less determine both China’s longer-term economic prospects in a natural resource-constrained world, … and the world’s prospects of cutting greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently to manage the grave risks of climate change.”

The general question surrounding the prevention of climate change is whether the earth can avoid a 2°C situation — that is, whether we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions swiftly enough to keep global average surface temperatures from rising to 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels. World leaders, including China, agreed to avoid that 2°C situation in 2009 by signing the Copenhagen Accord in 2009, a three-page nonbinding pledge to fight climate change.

I thought with the feed backs we already have 2c was a done deal?

I think that many of the people writing these articles have not kept up with the present science. At least 2C is pretty much a done deal. Maybe a lot more. We are definately in uncharted territory. Going to be an interesting century.

 

[KissMy]

China (excluding Macau, Hong Kong) emits 27% of global CO2 emissions.

The United States only emits 16% of global CO2 emissions.

leftard; last time i checked 27 is higher than 16

the planet doesnt know anything about "per capita" pollution

ur a joke

News flash: You're a Retard!

I am not a lefty.

I said China is the CO2 problem. You're an idiot with reading comprehension issues.

 

[skookerasbil]

How hard is it to figure out that it is stoopid to unilaterally blow your own brains out with a shotgun!! Only the human racist AGW religious cult think that is a good idea.....think about it.......its like going to see a proctologist for a sore throat!!!


Which means........these people are really stoopid fucks!!!!

 

[BobPlumb]

We humans have amazing abilities too adapt. I think humanity will survive just fine.

 

[skookerasbil]

We humans have amazing abilities too adapt. I think humanity will survive just fine.

Perhaps the best post of the year in this forum ^^^

One of the problems here though is the human racist AGW religion is enamoured with government solving every probem in society and of course......they solve very, very few. Technological innovation will come only from the private sector and yes, offuckingcourse there will be no reason to have this stoopid debate anymore........question is, can government get out of the way? In the meantime, one thing is for absolte certain.......he solutions for global warming from the left are laughable.