Blue and Green: The world is on track to use up its carbon budget for the rest of the century which researchers say must not be exceeded if global warming is to be kept to less than 2C within the next 21 years, according to new analysis.
The Low Carbon Economy Index 2013, by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), shows that we are currently on a path that will lead to warming of around 4C by 2100, according to the predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The IPCCs recent...