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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (909893)12/21/2015 10:16:09 AM
From: Taro  Read Replies (1) of 1572369
 
The Paris Climate deal addresses 1pc of the problem. How is that a victory?



Bjørn Lomborg

12 December 2015



The Paris deal promises to keep temperature rises below 2°C. However, the actual promises made here will do almost nothing to achieve that. It is widely accepted that to keep temperature rises below 2°C, we have to reduce CO2 emissions by 6,000Gt. The UNFCCC estimates that if every country makes every single promised Paris deal carbon cut by 2030 to the fullest extent possible and there is no carbon leakage, CO2 emissions will be cut by 56 Gt by 2030.

The maths is simple: in an implausibly optimistic best-case scenario, Paris leaves 99pc of the problem in place. To say that Paris will get us to “well below 2°C” is cynical posturing at best. It relies on wishful thinking. It’s like going on a diet to slim down, but declaring victory after the first salad.

Paris will be extraordinarily costly. It is likely this is the most expensive treaty in the history of the world. Using the best individual and collectively peer-reviewed energy-economic models, the total cost of Paris – through slower GDP growth from higher energy costs – will reach $1-2 trillion every year from 2030.

We owe the world much more – both in terms of tackling climate change better, and in spending resources smarter. Until there is a breakthrough that makes green energy competitive on its own merits, massive carbon cuts are extremely unlikely to happen.

This is from a statement released by Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and Specatator contributor.
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