G7 Vows To Phase Out Fossil Fuels By 2100

Taco Cowboy writes: The G7 group of countries has issued a pledge that they will phase out fossil fuels by the end of this century. The announcement was warmly welcomed by environmental groups. "Angela Merkel took the G7 by the scruff of the neck," said Ruth Davis a political advisor to Greenpeace and a senior associate at E3G. "Politically, the most important shift is that chancellor Merkel is back on climate change. This was not an easy negotiation. She did not have to put climate change on the agenda here. But she did," Davis said. The G7 plege includes a goal proposed by the EU to cut emissions 60% on 2010 levels by 2050, with full decarbonisation by 2100.

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Re:It will be too late. It probably already is

[Mashiki]

If wee keep burning shit at the current rate for another 10 or 20 years, we are game, say the most recent researches.

And they've been saying that since the 1970's, that along with "we're going to run out of oil." And it's always "10 or 20 years in the future."

Re:No, not really

[geoskd]

Triple the cost of electricity and then no one will want to buy an Electric Vehicle or use it for anything else.

As opposed to what? gasoline? You probably didn't notice while you were so busy trying to support your idiotic American centric beliefs , but in much of Europe, gas costs many times what it does in the US. This is not a result of economics, but a result of regulation. It is deliberate, and the German people like it that way. Whether it fits with your world view or not, there are whole countries of people who actually like clean air and unpolluted land. The German people are one such people, which is why they are *actively* switching to renewable energy. They know it costs more. This is what they have chosen to buy with their wealth. But its OK, you're American. you can drive that SUV to the local convenience store to pick up a bag of Doritos and you'll fit right in with your neighbours, and fuck everyone else. You can use the money you saved to buy a new sprinkler system to water that lush green lawn that uses more water every year than Bangladesh.

To all Americans, the world is not about money, fucktards. Money is an evil upon our world. Whether it is a necessary evil is open for debate, but it is evil none-the-less.

Re: No, not really

[DigiShaman]

America could burn 5x as much oil and still be cleaner than China by orders of magnitude. So if you truly care about the wellbeing of people, you'll promptly STFU because CO2 isn't a toxic threat!