personal carbon rationinga practical approach to

climate change

The Wychwood Network Lectures

the scientist, the politician

and the economist

scepticism is nutty:600 scientists

113 governments928 papers

lord rees,president of the

royal society

positive feedbacksouthern ocean

permafrostalbedo

in our lifetimes:floods

droughtfood deficit

mass migrations

alice’s lifetime:95% of all life

peak oil

peak oil scenarios

what about china?

my son lives in sydney

what can i do?

contraction and convergence

three steps:1. agree a level 2. share it out

3. trade any surplus

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GLOBAL CO2 "CONTRACTION" for 450 ppmv with6 Region linear "CONVERGENCE" to Equal Per Capita by 2030

and population projections frozen from 2030Source: GCI

alternatives:taxation

kyoto kyoto2

case study:two adults

two childrentwo cars

rural semi

case study:heating

electricitycommuting

holidays

tomorrow:carbonrationing.org.ukthecarbonaccount.com

sources:george monbiot

mayer hillmanmark lynasroger levett

robert henson

personal carbon rationinga practical approach to

climate change

The Wychwood Network Lectures