Europe's Share of the Climate Challenge
Domestic Actions and International Obligations to Protect the Planet
A new report by the Stockholm Environment Institute to Friends of the Earth Europe.
December 1, 2009.
Authors: Charles Heaps, Pete Erickson, Sivan Kartha, Eric Kemp-Benedict
Even while science is unambiguously telling us that even 2°C of warming would be highly dangerous for our planet, many people are rapidly losing all confidence that we will be able to prevent this level of warming or even far more. But a climate catastrophe can be averted.
This report examines how Europe can show leadership in keeping global climate change within these limits: firstly, by undertaking domestic actions to rapidly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and secondly, by fulfilling its international obligations to help other countries address the twin crises of climate change and development.
The report first analyzes how Europe can embark on a domestic transition to a low GHG future – enabling it to achieve GHG emissions reductions of 40% by 2020 and close to 90% by 2050 relative to 1990 levels through a combination of radical improvements in energy efficiency, the accelerated retirement of fossil fuels and a dramatic shift toward various types of renewable energy forms.
Next, the report assesses Europe’s international obligations for assisting the world’s developing nations make a transition to a low-GHG future by using the Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs) framework as a basis for assessing fair contributions to a global climate effort.
The report, which was developed in partnership with Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE), will be published on December 1st, 2009.
Download:
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A summary of the study by Friends of the Earth Europe entitled 'The 40% Study - Mobilising Europe to achieve climate justice'.
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A press release and media briefing.
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Access to the LEAP software used to create the report's analysis.
Selected News Coverage:
US
http://www.cnbc.com/id/34218152
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=europeans-could-save-plan
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/12/01-1
http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=23749
http://abcnews.go.com/International/fight-climate-change-cheap/story?id=9226148
EUROPE
http://www.endseurope.com/22755
http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/europe-cut-emissions-40/article-187887
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUS125967557731._CH_.2400
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gjNKEDNaasGO8j2_M6rJrTyr2YBA
UK
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2009/12/01/eu-emissions-pledge-unambitious-115875-21863740/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/latestnews/view/110721/EU-emissions-pledge-unambitious-/
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2009/12/01/newsstory14190338t0.asp
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/environment/EU-could-match-Scottish-emissions.5870991.jp
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/372597/eu_could_easily_make_40_per_cent_cuts_by_2020.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/study-outlines-plan-to-save-the-earth-for-euro2-a-day-1834007.htm
BELGIUM
http://www.politics.be/persmededelingen/24046/
CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.ekolist.cz/txt_tzpr_full.stm?x=2207277
FINLAND
http://www.arenanorden.org/?p=1527
FRANCE
http://www.rmc.fr/edito/info/96259/pour-deux-euros-par-jour-les-europeens-sauveraient-la-planete/
http://www.latribune.fr/depeches/reuters/pour-deux-euros-par-jour-les-europeens-sauveraient-la-planete.html
GERMANY
http://www.umweltruf.de/news/111/news3.php3?nummer=3464
http://www.premiumpresse.de/studie-deutschland-muss-anstrengungen-bei-klimaschutz-erhoehen-PR636080.html
http://www.telelino.de/nachrichten/nachrichten/wirtschaft/energie-und-rohstoffe/E/europa-kann-in-kopenhagen-40-prozentige-co2-minderung-.php
http://www.verbaende.com/News.php4?m=65790
http://www.newsxl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20757243&catid=340&Itemid=51
http://www.schattenblick.de/infopool/umwelt/klima/ukleu109.html
http://www.umweltjournal.de/fp/archiv/AfA_politik/16388.php
http://wegeweiser.twoday.net/stories/6072878/
ITALY
http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/4/20091201/tts-oittp-eu-climate-report-ca02f96.html
http://www.comunicati-stampa.net/com/cs-76618/-40_di_emissioni_in_Europa_Possibile_ma_serve_volont_politica
http://www.galileonet.it/news/12143/a-percentuali-scoperte
http://city.corriere.it/2009/12/02/milano/documenti/due-euro-giorno-possono-salvare-terra-20606281066.shtml
NETHERLANDS
http://www.algemene-energieraad.nl/newsitem.asp?pageid=17834
NORWAY
http://www.aftenposten.no/klima/article3399803.ece
http://www.vestbyavis.no/nyheter/article4735450.ece
http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article1793037.ece
http://www.bt.no/nyheter/klima/Saa-mye-kan-utslippene-kuttes-974891.html
http://www.tvnorge.no/nyheter/ntbny/Utenriks/5022319
POLAND
http://wyborcza.pl/1,91446,7320150,Nowy_raport__UE_powinna_ograniczyc_emisje_CO2_o_40.html
http://biznes.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/375259,nowy_raport_ue_powinna_ograniczyc_emisje_co2_o_40_proc.html
http://energetyka.wnp.pl/nowy-raport-ue-powinna-ograniczyc-emisje-co2-o-40-proc,95532_1_0_0.html
http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/2088179,11,1,1,,item.html
http://gospodarka.gazeta.pl/gospodarka/1,33207,7320512,Nowy_raport__UE_powinna_ograniczyc_emisje_CO2_o_40.html
http://www.cire.pl/UE/wiadomosci.html?d_id=43828&d_typ=1
http://www.rp.pl/artykul/2,400010.html
SPAIN
http://www.diariodejerez.es/article/sociedad/578128/la/mitigacion/cambio/climatico/costara/dos/euros/dia/cada/europeo.html
http://www.lamalla.cat/medi_ambient/article?id=314546
http://www.europapress.es/epsocial/ong-y-asociaciones/noticia-copenhage-amigos-tierra-asegura-ue-puede-reducir-co2-40-2020-20091202195137.html
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/12/02/ciencia/1259764301.html