[Greenbuilding] NYC 90% emissions cut with windows

Peter Kidd peterkidd at shaw.ca
Wed Mar 20 20:02:43 CDT 2013


"likely" in the context of all the fact you outline? You're describing 
something like 125 by 25, the UGC report seems devastatingly relevant if 
it is delusional at 90 by 50

On 13-03-20 06:03 PM, Michael Iversen wrote:
> CO2 atmospheric concentration reached 350ppm in 1988. Having a goal in 
> the year 2013 (397ppm) of reducing GHG emissions 90% by the year 2050 
> (90 by 50) is akin to the captain of the Titanic directing the engine 
> room, "Iceberg dead ahead, stop all engines when you find the time", 
> after its hull had already been been breached and passengers are 
> looking for the lifeboats.On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Michael 
> Iversen <miversen at uic.edu <mailto:miversen at uic.edu>> wrote:
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>>     Therefore, amazingly enough, a 90% GHG emission reduction by 2050
>>     is a recipe for risking irreversible catastrophic change, as 2050
>>     willlikely be far too late.
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