Monday, November 5, 2012

Unprecedented World Carbon Emissions Cuts Needed by 2050

Reuters: The world will have to cut the rate of carbon emissions by an unprecedented rate to 2050 to stop global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees this century, a report released by PwC on Monday showed. PwC's annual Low Carbon Economy Index report examined the progress of developed and emerging economies towards reducing their carbon intensity, or their emissions per unit of gross domestic product. Global temperatures have already risen by about 0.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times....

URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=unprecedented-world-carbon-emission

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