I was glad to see President Bush join other G8 leaders in committing their nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050. This is a step in the right direction, though atmospheric concentration goals of 500 parts per million (ppm) or lower will necessitate further reductions in the decades ahead. Leadership will be required by Obama or McCain to get emissions falling over the next few years domestically and to help pull together a post-Kyoto deal internationally that is attractive enough to garner significant participation by China and India.
T. Boone Pickens is promoting a ten-year plan that would help lower US emissions. (more…)