{"id":15709,"date":"2015-12-27T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=15709"},"modified":"2015-12-27T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T16:18:41","slug":"a-state-of-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=15709","title":{"rendered":"A State of Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/euanmearns.com\/a-state-of-confusion\/\" target=\"_blank\">A State of Confusion<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">In the wake of Paris and COP21 both sides are claiming victory. The Greens believe they finally have a treaty that will deliver the dismantling of the fossil fuel industries and capitalism propelling the human race into a renewable idyll. The Sceptics see Paris as toothless mush that will likely deliver nothing apart from hardship on already struggling economies. The impact on YOU will of course depend upon the voluntary commitments made by YOUR\u00a0government. And so I set off to find the UK INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contribution) to discover that the UK does not have one. It is part of an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www4.unfccc.int\/submissions\/INDC\/Published%20Documents\/Latvia\/1\/LV-03-06-EU%20INDC.pdf\" target=\"blank\">EU \u201cbid\u201d<\/a>\u00a0submitted by Latvia that says:<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<blockquote><p>The EU and its Member States wish to communicate the following INDC. The EU and its Member States are committed to a binding target of an at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.euanmearns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/euCO2growth2.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.euanmearns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/euCO2growth2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>In dark blue the reference year of 1990 and the target years of 2020 and 2030. CO2 emissions from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bp.com\/en\/global\/corporate\/energy-economics\/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html\" target=\"blank\">BP<\/a>, GDP growth from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD\/countries\/EU?display=graph\" target=\"blank\">The World Bank<\/a>. Implementation of Kyoto in 2005 sent Europe\u2019s CO2 emissions onto a downward trajectory\u2026 and GDP growth with it? The rise in energy prices caused by a peak in conventional oil production, unsustainable growth in debt, the \u20ac project and the outbreak of WWIII make the big picture somewhat more complex.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So this is not a \u201cNational\u201d but a group submission, and while it says \u201cbinding\u201d, the Paris treaty is not. I guess some major horse trading lies ahead within the EU group, which as we all know is currently a picture of gracious harmony. The EU has found that recession and depression are the most effective way of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and the question does need to be asked to what extent climate and energy policies have created that state (see chart)?<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A State of Confusion In the wake of Paris and COP21 both sides are claiming victory. The Greens believe they finally have a treaty that will deliver the dismantling of the fossil fuel industries and capitalism propelling the human race into a renewable idyll. 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