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Greenhouse gas emission reduction scenarios for B

7 Aug 2008

Any errors and the opinions contained in this paper are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the CCPA or the partners or funders of this project. [...] Not only do we need to turn the GHG faucet down and then off to stop the addition of GHGs, we need also to pull the plug and drain some — a lot in fact — from the atmosphere in the near future. [...] But that latter task will be that of the next generation; the obligation of our current generation is to meet the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Scenarios for BC 11 task of reducing and ultimately eliminating further GHG emissions — of turning off the faucet – and that alone will be challenging to achieve. [...] With the cooperation of the Climate Modelling Lab of the University of Victoria, we have at hand the results of six runs from the University of Victoria ESC model.25 We asked the model to determine CO2e emission pathways through time and to calculate the accompanying levels of atmospheric CO2e concentrations and average surface temperatures for the six scenarios. [...] Simply put, we need huge reductions in our use of hydrocarbon fuels, massive efficiency increases in the use of hydrocar- bons we continue to consume, the removal and sequestration of the carbon in these fuels and their combustion products, minimization of GHG emissions from forests and soils, a transition to generating power from renewable sources, a significant reduction in the consumption of ma
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Authors

Campbell, Colin R

ISBN
9780886276003
Pages
34
Published in
Canada

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