Issue 19, 2007

Science Centres: Energy

Cutting emissions: what will it take?

From the report

NZ impacts: quick guide

Cutting emissions: what will it take? In early May, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a ‘Summary for Policymakers’ of its latest report examining the options and costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Current policies and practices, it says, would see global greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow over the next few decades.
NZ impacts: quick guide   NIWA has produced a 4–page summary of the IPCC’s key findings on impacts of climate change for New Zealand and the South Pacific. Download the pdf at www.niwascience.co.nz/ncc or contact us to request copies.
From the report Here we excerpt material from the Summary for Policymakers.