jlam | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 10 2009 | climate change, energy policy, economy, report, McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, supported by ten leading global companies and organisations including The Carbon Trust, ClimateWorks, Enel, Entergy, Honeywell, Shell, Volvo, World Wildlife Fund, has assessed more than 200 greenhouse gas abatement opportunities across 10 major sectors and 21 world regions between now and 2030. The results comprise an in-depth evaluation of the potential, costs and investments. The potential exists to reduce emissions by just enough to stay on track until 2030 to contain global warming below 2º Celsius.
jlam | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 20 2006 | climate change, climate, crisis, danger, sustainability, environment, 2006, biosphere, earth science, meteorology, journalism, audio, science
“The debate on global warming has shifted. Worldwide, tailpipes and smokestacks spew 25 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year, and there's no longer doubt that this gas is heating the Earth. The new questions center around how much will our climate change, and how fast.”
Evidence hints the tipping point may have already been breached.
Stories gathered from correspondents and reporters across the globe reveal evidence of climate change. National Public Radio broadcasts this continuing audio series, along with text introductions.
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