personal carbon rationing
a practical approach to
climate change
The Wychwood
Network Lectures

the scientist,
the politician
and the economist

scepticism is nutty:
600 scientists
113 governments
928 papers

lord rees,
president of the
royal society

positive feedback
southern ocean
permafrost
albedo

in our lifetimes:
floods
drought
food deficit
mass migrations

alice’s lifetime:
95% of all life

peak oil

peak oil scenarios

what about china?

my son lives in sydney

what can i do?

contraction and
convergence

three steps:
1. agree a level
2. share it out
3. trade any surplus

GLOBAL CO2 \"CONTRACTION\" for 450 ppmv with
6 Region linear \"CONVERGENCE\" to Equal Per Capita by 2030
and population projections frozen from 2030
rce: GCI
6
tonnes carbon per capita
USA Per Capita
4
OECD minus USA Per Capita
Annex 1 (non-OECD) Per Capita
2
CHINA Per Capita
INDIA Per Capita
Rest of World Per Capita 0
Gigatonnes Carbon Gross
Rest of World
8
INDIA
CHINA
Annex 1 (non-OECD)
4
OECD minus USA
UNITED STATES
1860 2000 2140

alternatives:
taxation
kyoto
kyoto2

case study:
two adults
two children
two cars
rural semi

case study:
heating
electricity
commuting
holidays

tomorrow:
carbonrationing.org.uk
thecarbonaccount.com

sources:
george monbiot
mayer hillman
mark lynas
roger levett
robert henson

personal carbon rationing
a practical approach to
climate change
The Wychwood
Network Lectures