Sunday, April 08, 2007
50, 60, 80, 90 ...
We are committed to a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, that’s Labor’s policy ...
If we take it seriously and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent in the next 30 years ...
We need, in the rich nations, a 90 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 ...
UPDATE. “What happened to 70?” asks Bonmot. Turns out 70 was hiding in a 2006 UK Telegraph piece:
Targets should be 70 per cent by 2030 and there is a real need for immediate action - including a climate change bill - in the next four years.
UPDATE II. Given the massive variation above, a puzzled filcan wonders: “Where is the ‘consensus’?”
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