Greenhouse Gas Reduction Must Be Increased

Looking at the big picture, even if all countries keep their emissions low, there is still a short-fall of 30-40% in greenhouse gas reduction by 2050, if everything goes well. Of course it will not go that well! Human nature, as often demonstrated throughout history, always appears to deliver too little too late. So projected results for greenhouse gas reduction must be tempered.

This means that if 'business as usual' and superficial or 'green wash' (i e: the dissemination of misleading information by an organization to conceal its abuse of the environment in order to present a positive public image) continues, as evident at present, the mandatory and eventual urgent action to reduce fossil fuel use by 2050, could be as high as 62-72% reduction, after all other avenues have been exhausted.

To achieve such a dramatic reduction seems impossible, even though totally necessary to result in effective greenhouse gas reduction. To create a dramatic greenhouse gas reduction of this magnitude after all the built environment, culture change, transport and agricultural solutions have been tried and largely failed, would cause a great deal of economic and social upheaval. world wars have occurred under lesser circumstances before.
But, being basically an optimist, I am predicting many early initiatives will actually succeed to a certain degree. I believe the ultimate challenge will end up forcing an urgent and mandatory reduction of 40-50% reduction after all other measures are exhausted.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction

The shortfall in greenhouse gas reduction needs to be adjusted progressively rather than occurring all at once. Obviously this progressive change is acceptable to most politicians and society as a whole and there are positive signs that this technological change has already begun. What is in contention is the actual rate of change and the present extent of greenhouse gas reduction.

To determine this rate of change, a multidisciplinary expert management is needed and decisions made that are based on science and sustainability based economics, not political machinations and hijacking of the agenda by powerful and influential industries.
This all means that solar and renewable energy will definitely have to progressively replace fossil fuel sources to a large degree. The extent will greatly depend on the success of greenhouse gas reduction from the built environment.

Solar Energy Reality

Although passive solar design is now an accepted solution for achieving high levels of energy efficiency, its entry into the market place has been relatively small due to poor public awareness and conservative industry inertia to keep 'business as usual'. Although there has been progress, the rate of change is and will be, far too slow. Also, many projects that claim to be sustainable are of low quality and off the mark of what could be achieved if reality was more important than 'green wash'.

Increase Innovation Process

The greatest challenge is to change for the better while not destroying the obvious economic benefits of continuing to use fossil fuel. It is realistic to understand that fossil fuels need to be used in an ecologically sustainable fashion, as increased renewable systems and technologies deliver the desired outcomes. For this reason, all governments must somehow increase levels of innovation processes and speed up change from the old economy to a new, workable one sot that sufficient greenhouse gas reduction can be achieved.
To read about changing cultural habits and how political parties can work together visit our website http://www.solar-e.com