Member Profile Total number of comments: 1 (since 2016-07-04 19:56:12) John Bennetts Showing comments 1 - 1Page: 1 Top 5 Green Energy Good News Stories Today John Bennetts 07/03/2016 at 10:46 pm with 1 replies Increased output from renewables is indeed heading in the right direction, but is it too little, too late? Even if the upper limit quoted, 13% of electricity, is reached by 2030, that amounts to only 3 or 4 percent of total CO2-e emissions. The remaining 96% will tip the world's climate over the brink about 1 year later than with no renewables at all. Very much more carbon-free and/or carbon-sequestering capacity will be absolutely necessary, very soon. What can get us there? Showing comments 1 - 1Page: 1 TweetShareRedditEmail
Increased output from renewables is indeed heading in the right direction, but is it too little, too late?
Even if the upper limit quoted, 13% of electricity, is reached by 2030, that amounts to only 3 or 4 percent of total CO2-e emissions.
The remaining 96% will tip the world's climate over the brink about 1 year later than with no renewables at all.
Very much more carbon-free and/or carbon-sequestering capacity will be absolutely necessary, very soon.
What can get us there?