Our weekend business panel takes a closer look at COP26 and global efforts to help create a greener economy. What role do corporations, investors and consumers have in helping to fight climate change? Here is a direct video link.
Further to transitioning Canada and other countries to net-zero GHG emissions by 2035, with an 80% reduction within eight years, The Solutions Project at Stanford University has already devised the blueprints for individual cities and countries to get there with technology that is already widely available. And as outlined below, the upside is not just lowered GHG but also less pollution, better health, lower sick-care costs, and a whopping 63% reduction in energy costs overall.
Here’s a timeline to transition 145 countries to 100% #WindWaterSolar by 2035, with 80% by 2030
These plans keep the grid stable, save 5.3 million lives/year from pollution by 2035, reduce energy costs 63% & reduce social costs 92%https://t.co/NoNdPe2xWa #WWS @COP26 #COP26 https://t.co/7c2AZGCOow pic.twitter.com/EQh8TVFewz
— Mark Z. Jacobson (@mzjacobson) November 6, 2021
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