Post on 06-Jul-2015
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Cumulative carbon and its implications: the case for mandatory sequestration
Myles AllenSchool of Geography and the Environment/ECI &
Department of Physics
University of Oxford
Oxford Martin Programme on Resource Stewardship
Key conclusion of the 2013 IPCC report: cumulative CO2 emissions control warming
Unconventional reserves
Cumulative emissions & fossil carbon reserves
Past emissions, fossil and land-use changeEstimated conventional reserves
Must be sequestered or recaptured to meet 2oC goal
Cumulative emissions & fossil carbon reserves
A new way of framing climate policy
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Policy outcome is independent of consumption
High consumption Lower consumption
Mandatory sequestration works
Gorgon gas project, Western Australia
IT’S CUMULATIVE
CARBON,
STUPID
IT’S CUMULATIVE
CARBON,
STUPID