from Overview to the IPCC First Assessment Report,...

from Overview to the IPCC First Assessment Report, 1990Assessment Report 6 was released this year with much emphasis on the distinct benefits of dramatically reducing fossil fuel consumption within a decade. The Summary for Policymakers includes “deployment of low- or zero-emission technologies” as part of urgently-needed system transitions. The text belabours the potential for relatively low cost and rapid emissions reductions through solar and wind. This endorsement directly follows equally explicit reference to “carbon capture and storage usage on fossil fuel