Weekly newsletter - Monday 21th of June 2010
Zero-carbon, University of Oxford & 10:10
Zero-carbon vision sees UK as cleaner, greener and
leaner within 20 years Centre for Alternative Technology
launches influential report that shows how Britain could eliminate
emissions by 2030.
The report claims that in just two decades, the nation can
eliminate greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 637m tonnes of
carbon dioxide in 2007. Ninety percent of this would be achieved by
eliminating the most wasteful uses of energy, increasing renewable
electricity and heating, and transforming land use and farming. The
remaining 10% or 67m tonnes would be "offset" by capturing the
equivalent emissions from the atmosphere by growing willow, ash,
pine, oak and other trees on land freed up by almost abolishing
animal grazing.
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here
Download the report
The University of Oxford is signing-up to
10:10! Great news for us: the University of Oxford has
signed-up to 10:10! It is great to see a real commitment from the
University to reduce its carbon emissions! We hope it sparks a
flurry of energy-saving initiatives and innovations.
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here