TAG | Australian report warns: More drastic cuts needed in greenhouse gases |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Friday, 04 July 2008 | |
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Page 3 of 3 Macintosh states, “Sixty percent is clearly inconsistent with trying
to keep temperatures to two degrees and is more consistent with trying
to keep temperatures to four degrees, so clearly outside of the bounds
of what a large number of people are now saying is the trigger for
dangerous climate change." [RadioAustralia.net.au: “New research calls for greater emission cuts"]The ScienceAlert article concludes, “Failure to incorporate this information into policy processes now could close off options to avoid dangerous climate change.” What should be done, according to Macintosh? According to the Canberra Times article “Rudd's climate target 'will fail',” Macintosh states that, “We have to leapfrog those figures and enter a new realm. Australia would need to set interim goals to reduce emissions by 30 percent by 2020, and aim to move toward 70 percent by 2030.” What about future plans for the world, in general? The Canberra Times reports that Macintosh stated, “A concerted effort from the international community is required to achieve even an atmospheric concentration target that equates to a best-estimate warming of 3.6ºC. If there is a desire to keep the temperature increase below 3ºC, the results suggest the key abatement dates are likely to be 2020 to 2030, not 2050.” The original paper is found at "Climate policy needs drastic rethink: expert."
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