Major cuts to surging CO2 emissions are needed now, not down the road, study finds

Major cuts to surging CO2 emissions are needed now, not down the road, study finds

In 2004 a very popular study aimed to address climate change by deploying wedges of different existing energy technologies or approaches. According to the study by Robert Socolow and Stephen Pacala, each wedge would avoid one billion tons of carbon (1 GtC) emissions per year after 50 years. The study showed that, at that time, seven wedges could stabilize carbon dioxide emissions relative to what would happen if things remained "business-as-usual." http://phys.org/news/2013-01-major-surging-co2-emissions-road.html#nwlt