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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Buying climate stability

Buying climate stability

In the August issue of Rolling Stone ("Global Warming's Terrifying New Math"), Bill McKibben provides clarity about the amount of carbon dioxide in the coal, oil, and gas reserves currently owned by companies and countries worldwide. The key number is the 2,795 gigatons of carbon dioxide that will be emitted by burning these existing reserves over the next decades.http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/kennette-benedict/buying-climate-stability

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