GEOG 1972 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: 2Degrees, Emissions Trading, Ocean Fertilization
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Reduce ghg loadings into atmosphere - again maybe with help from the historical co2 producers. Take co(cid:1006) out of the at(cid:373)osphe(cid:396)e: (cid:862)se(cid:395)uest(cid:396)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) - typically into biosphere (forests) Must allow for economic growth (china et al) China claimed to be in a class of countries who deserved to pollute more, etc. because they are a poor country and they wanted to build their economy. Required 5% reduction from 1990 levels in emissions - so(cid:373)e (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)ies did(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)ake 5% and some went over. China per capita emissions have passed the eu28 and are 45% above the global average. I(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:1005)99(cid:1004)s, chi(cid:374)a(cid:859)s e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)y took off a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) te(cid:396)(cid:373)s of e(cid:373)issio(cid:374)s (cid:894)pe(cid:396) pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:895) they (cid:449)e(cid:396)e o(cid:374)e of the industrial countries/bigger emitters - growing rapidly in use of budget. The share of available co2 emission quota allocated to countries - a (cid:858)(cid:271)le(cid:374)ded(cid:859) optio(cid:374) gi(cid:448)es (cid:373)o(cid:396)e feasible mitigation rates, without penalising developing regions. Inertia (current emissions), equity (population), blended (50-50 split)
