By 2050 1/2 of all emissions cuts will come from technologies not yet invented. The US climate envoy, John Kerry, has said 50% of the carbon reductions needed to get to net zero will come from technologies that have not yet been invented, and said people “don’t have to give up a quality of life” in order to cut emissions.
The US is the second largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions after China, and has one of the highest per capita CO2 emission rates.
“We’re determined to turn that around,” Kerry said. “We are going to be moving very rapidly to a new economy, building out a new grid, moving towards alternative renewable energy, and pushing the curve on the discovery of new technologies. There are a lot of possibilities out there.”
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