Posted on 09/02/2015 1:00:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Bonn (AFP) - Inadequate national targets for curbing climate-altering greenhouse gases meant emissions would be "far above" the level required to stave off disastrous global warming, analysts warned Wednesday.
Instead of the UN-targeted ceiling of two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) of average warming over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, the world was on track for 2.9-3.1 C by 2100, according to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a tool developed by a consortium of four research organisations.
"The climate targets so far submitted to the UN by governments collectively lead to global emissions far above the levels needed to hold warming to below 2 C," said a CAT statement.
So far, 56 governments have submitted pledges, known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions or INDCs, to a UN roster that will form the backbone of a universal climate-rescue pact to be inked in Paris in December.
Including major emitters China, the United States and the 28-member European Union, the pledges cover some 65 percent of global emissions, and 43 percent of the world population.
To stay under the 2 C threshold, which scientists say is necessary to avoid worst-case scenario global warming, greenhouse gas emissions would have to drop from about 50 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent (GtCO2e) per year today, to 39-43 GtCO2e in 2025 and 36-45 GtCO2e in 2030, according to the CAT.
- Goal 'almost infeasible' -
Containing warming to an even safer 1.5 C would require emissions of 38 GtCO2e in 2025 and 32 GtCO2e in 2030. The world has already warmed up by 0.8 C -- nearly half the 2 C target.
"The current INDCs lead to emissions levels that exceed the benchmark 2 C limit by 12-15 GtCO2e in 2025, and 17-21 GtCO2e in 2030," said the CAT statement.
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Shall I hold my breath? Will that reduce CO2 emissions enough?
When your lies start catching up to you, double-down!
“Peak Oil” was true too... /s
The world is heating up dangerously fast (AFP Photo/Remy Gabalda)
SPF 50. STAT!
And if we can get more research dollars I’m sure we can show even MORE globull warming!
“Instead of the UN-targeted ceiling of two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) of average warming over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, the world was on track for 2.9-3.1 C by 2100, according to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a tool developed by a consortium of four research organisations.”
They are forecasting the worldwide temperature 85 years from today? Is there lunacy afoot?
What a joke....making a projection based on false and incomplete data....meaned out to be what they want it to be.
2100? There will be a new dark age by then. GloBULL warming will be the least of the worlds worries.
Empirical data means zilch.
yes, none of us will be alive to hold them accountable in 85 years, whereas we could really raise heck if they would say that there will be ‘no snow this winter due to warming’ and were wrong. And I saw that Great Britain is receiving heavy rain and snow storms today.
Most assuredly considering they can't accurately forecast local temperatures from one day to the next.
good point.
but they do not give government grants for not controlling people
It’ll be a tropical paradise.
Hey, Milkulski just solved the problem! Hers will be the deciding vote for nuclear winter in 10 years.
When most of us are almost 200 years old. I am not so sure I will live to 117. Not sure if I would want to either.
With the signing of the Iran deal - we will have Nuclear Winter instead. (Yaye! /s)
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