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Limiting Global Climate Change to 2degrees Celcius. The way ahead for 2050 and beyond
| Author | European Commisson |
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6-01-2-16-54.pdf |
| Date | 2007 |
| Classification | 6.01.2.16/54 (NP & GREENHOUSE EFFECT - NUCLEAR POWER YES OR NO SOLUTION & SCENARIOS) |
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From the publication:
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 10 January 2007
COM(2007)2
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Limiting Global Climate Change to 2 degrees Celsius
The way ahead for 2020 and beyond
EN EN
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Climate change is happening. Urgent action is required to limit it to a manageable
level. The EU must adopt the necessary domestic measures and take the lead
internationally to ensure that global average temperature increases do not exceed
pre-industrial levels by more than 2°C.
This Communication and the accompanying impact assessment show that this is
technically feasible and economically affordable if major emitters act swiftly. The
benefits far outweigh the economic costs.
This Communication is addressed to the Spring 2007 European Council which
should decide on an integrated and comprehensive approach to the EU's energy and
climate change policies. It follows up on the 2005 Communication "Winning the
Battle against Global Climate Change", which provided concrete recommendations
for EU climate policies and set out key elements for the EU's future climate strategy.
In deciding the next steps in our climate change policy the European Council should
take decisions which will enhance the conditions for reaching a new global
agreement to follow on from the Kyoto Protocol's first commitments after 2012.
This Communication proposes that the EU pursues in the context of international
negotiations the objective of 30% reduction in gre