December 03, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter December 03, 2009 |
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Host proposal at Copenhagen calls for 50 per cent cuts by 2050
The world should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2050 from 1990 levels, with most of the cuts coming from rich countries, according to a draft proposal from Denmark, which will host UN climate change talks next month. A copy of the draft, which was seen by Reuters, could become the basis of a political agreement at the forthcoming summit in Copenhagen, which will take place between 7 and 18 December. The text said that industrialised nations should deliver 80 per cent of the proposed global emissions cuts, and suggested that 2020 be endorsed as the year when global emissions ... |
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IT to slash global carbon emissions almost 6bn tonnes by 2020
IT could help cut carbon emissions by 5.8 billion tonnes of CO2 against business-as-usual levels by 2020, a figure roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of the US. That is the conclusion of a major new study from analyst firm IDC, which argues that deploying 17 core technologies across four major economic sectors - energy generation & distribution, transport, buildings, and industry - could deliver deep cuts in global carbon emissions. Roberta Bigliani, research director at IDC Energy Insights, said IT forms the basis of many practical CO2 reduction solutions being considered by policy ... |
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