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 Climate Colab Sep 30, 2010 03:46  |
What are the pros and cons of this plan?
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 Rob Laubacher Sep 30, 2010 03:46  | Proposal contributor
The world does not currently have the political will to adopt such an aggressive plan.
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 Andelman Andelman Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
Too demanding for developing countries.
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 Lara Lara Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
Keep an eye on California: Governor Schwarzenegger announced his goal for 80% emissions reductions from 1990 levels by 2050; pretty similar to this scenario. California may not reach this goal, but by setting it so ambitiously, it may come a long way toward at least meeting the requirements of the 450 ppm scenario. If, as the Governor predicts, this policy leads to a boon for California cleantech business, we may again see California paving the way for changes in federal political will.
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Andelman Andelman Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
Without a clear set of incentives for developing countries and funding from rich countries, these targets will be impracticable.
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Emg48 Emg48 Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
I agree that we probably don't have the political will to adopt this plan and that countries, organizations, and individuals will need incentives (and a really thorough understanding of what's going on) to make it work. But instead of assuming these targets are impracticable, I wonder if we could ask what it would take to implement them?
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Ali Gürkan Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
In developing countries some think they have the right to pollute as developped countries did extensively after the industrial revolution. So they may not be willing to spend from their pocket.
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Ali Gürkan Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
Even when developing countries are funded by the developped world, the way the subsidies are spent should be monitored in a way that wouldn't hurt people's national pride. Look at eastern european countries heavily funded by EU. There is still a high level of corruption in many of them. Who knows where those EU fundings end up!
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Andelman Andelman Sep 30, 2010 03:46 |
Yes, we may set ambitious targets and later be satisfied if we reach them just partially. But this would severely undermine the credibility of policies in the long term.
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