How Much Is Too Much?: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 15:35
in Earth & Climate
To avoid catastrophic climate change, the world will need to emit less than one trillion metric tons of carbon between now and 2050, according to two new papers published in Nature today. In other words, there is only room in the atmosphere to burn or vent less than one quarter of known oil, natural gas and coal reserves. [More]