April 4, 2016

Prof Myles Allen: Economic growth and CO2 disposal both essential to stabilizing climate

In a new paper to be published in Nature Climate Change, Prof. Myles Allen, from the Oxford Martin Programme on Resource Stewardship, argues that:

• large-scale capture and disposal of carbon dioxide is essential if we are to realistically stabilise the climate in the future
• only a tiny fraction of the billions spent on combatting climate change is directed towards these vital ‘backstop’ technologies
• sacrificing economic growth to reduce emissions could impair future generations’ ability to reduce emissions to zero

Journalists came to the SMC to hear Prof. Allen justify his position and put their questions to him.

Speaker:

Prof Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science at the University of Oxford