The 300-350 Show: An economic collapse for climate safety?
Climate Radio | 25.05.2009 14:16 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World
A leading economist advising on climate policy, Terry Barker, has suggested that the global downturn could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50%.
* Is a planned or unplanned economic contraction our best hope of achieving climate safety?
* Should we be focusing on demand management policies and move to a steady-state economy as soon as possible?
* If so, is carbon rationing the best and fairest tool for swift action on climate change?
* What does the UK need to do right now to start leading from the front and change the game at the UN talks in Copenhagen later this year?
* When will the UK realize that we have an offshore renewable energy goldmine just waiting for us to tap?
Global Downturn Could Halve Emissions
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Eurozone and German GDP falls (The Times, 16 May 2009)
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The Case for Harnessing Renewable Energy - Tim Helweg-Larsen & Tim Holmes (The Ecologist, April 2009)
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Public Interest Research Centre
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Grazzy Noel
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The Trial of Shell vs. Ken Saro-Wiwa (New York, May 2009)
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Shell to Sea
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