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> compared to 1990s emissions. That's a sequel to Europe's 20-20-20, which effectively achieved the 20%+ reduction [1], so that's ~30% more in a decade, which

• credit_guy 6y ago
  Bold indeed. So, the initial plan was to reduce emissions by 20% between 1990 and 2020 (3 decades) and by a further 25% in the next decade (to achieve a total decrease of 40%). We exceeded this target; the reduction was 24% in 3 decades. And now the reduction target for the next decade was increased to 41% ( the math is (1-0.24)*(1-0.41) = 1-0.55). In other words, in a single decade a more ambitious reduction target that the initial target for 4 decades. And starting from a much lower base (i.e. all the low hanging fruits were picked already). This is indeed bold. Is it impossible? I hope not. But I'd like to see the feasibility study to see what the concrete steps are to achieve this target.
  • perfunctory 6y ago
    > all the low hanging fruits were picked already Is the "low hanging fruits" really the right way to reason about this? I think the "economies of scale" is a better framework.