The UN was presented on Tuesday with a report describing the acti0ns required by the world’s 15 largest economies in order keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.  The report, written by the Deep Decarbonisation Pathways Project (DDPP), sets out a range of strategies relating to electricity supply, transport and shipping, and building codes in each country, with the aim of directing government officials and independent institutions to work on the technologies that would actually produce reductions in emissions. It makes for a very interesting read. For example in the UK by 2050 it prescribes the need for a large expansion in nuclear, gas with CCS and wind power generation. Whereas in Japan, it prescribes the need for renewable energy to reach approximately 59% of total electricity generation, and natural gas (equipped with CCS) to reach approximately one third in 2050.

The full report can be accessed here  http://bit.ly/1pwFMLs