Second interesting initiative on climate change - Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance - Redefining Climate Leadership
The governments of Costa Rica and Denmark, are leading the work to create the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance (BOGA). The Science is Clear Avoiding dangerous levels of climate change and delivering on the Paris Agreement require a dramatic shift in the way that we produce and use energy. Phasing out oil and gas production is a critical part of that challenge. Recent reports from the UN Environment Programme , the International Energy Agency and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change all warn that avoiding dangerous levels of climate change and delivering the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement will require significant reductions in the production and use of oil and natural (fossil) gas. Despite this, governments are planning to increase fossil fuel production by an average of 2 percent per year. If this trend continues, we will be producing more than double the volume by 2030 than would be consistent with the 1.5oC target in the Paris agreement. T...