Wednesday, January 14, 2009
World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2
More carbon dioxide needs to be absorbed than emitted by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic climate change.
That is the conclusion of a report by the Worldwatch Institute which urges bigger cuts in greenhouse emissions.
The authors say that even a rise in temperatures of 2 degrees C poses unacceptable risks to natural systems.
But they add that it is still possible to arrest and manage climate change with renewable technologies and more efficient ways of living.
See full Article.