Important new piece of work from @McrClimate - sets out huge challenge facing city to halve carbon emissions in next 5 years - says ‘Manchester ‘not currently on track to deliver its climate change objectives despite many actions across the city’. Long Thread /
@McrClimate For 1st time puts @manairport squarely in spotlight - comparison as follows:
Manchester direct emissions - 2 million tonnes pa
Manchester Airport emissions - 3.55 mt pa (0.9mt GM residents ie 25% (waiting confirmation)
Manchester indirect emissions - 3.4mt pa (approx data only)
Nov 4, 2018 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
Listening to the excellent @KevinClimate argue we could make a massive step towards addressing climate breakdown by just doing this: ‘if the top 10% carbon emitters reduced their carbon footprint to EU average that would cut global CO2 by 1/3’ #ExtinctionRebellion #PECgrowth
Alternative view: Professor Robert Pollin argues if economic response to climate change is anti-growth, we risk ‘only achieving a 10% reduction in CO2 (not enough anyway) and triggering a reduction in GDP 4x greater than Great Depression’. Calls for Green New Deal. #PECGrowth
