Abrupt Climate Change: Time is Tight

  • Jan-Erik Lane Professor Emeritus, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Keywords: Abrupt climate change, arctic ice meltdown, methane emissions from permafrost, positive feedback lopes, hawking tipping point

Abstract

The new theme of abrupt climate change (Hawking tipping point) must be taken up by global coordination The UNFCCC, IPCC and the G20. The only policy response is to reinforce the COP21 project, and start managing its quick implementation of decarbonisation. A more decisive climate change policy No coal or charcoal, solar power parks, and possibly carbon capture may not guarantee the goal of + 2 degrees Celsius, but it may help avoid climate chaos. Only global coordination can break through the resistance of markets in the rich countries and governments in the Third World together with vibrant civil society. The large COP21 Secretariat must become a management agency for rapid decarbonisation with support from other global bodies (WB, IMF) and the G20.  

Published
2020-04-30
How to Cite
Lane, J.-E. (2020). Abrupt Climate Change: Time is Tight. International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 1, 61-73. Retrieved from https://stm1.bookpi.org/index.php/ireges-v1/article/view/1312
Issue
International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 1
Section
Chapters