[GWSG] CO2 emissions flat; Chevy Bolt; COP 22 tramps on; carbon tariff on US goods?; Mulkey on the endgame; 80% by 2050

[Tilley, Al]

1.  World CO2 emissions were essentially flat for the third consecutive year, aided by falling emissions from China.  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-accord-carbon-idUSKBN13900T



2.  The Chevrolet Bolt EV has earned Motor Trend's Car of the Year with its 238 mile range, its acceleration, agility, safety, and price of just under $30k (after the federal rebate for an electric vehicle).  http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/research/chevrolet-bolt-ev-is-the-2017-motor-trend-car-of-the-year/ar-AAkiM1W?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp#image=AAkiOEb|1



3.  While Trump's election has many in tears in Marrakech, especially Americans, the work of the conference has not been hampered.  Indeed, it now seems more urgent to get things done.   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2016/nov/15/marrakech-climate-talks-an-emotional-ride-as-reports-show-need-to-end-coal-power



4.  At Marrakech France's Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for a carbon tariff on imports from the US.  The Paris Agreement does not depend on the US, and people generally expect attempts to limit warming to continue even with Trump's ignorant antagonism.  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/world/united-nations-climate-change-trump.html?_r=0



5.  In Diminishing Options and the Climate Endgame, Stephen Mulkey discusses the implications of Trump's election and recommends a unified public voice on climate and an informed community focused on forming a world we can live in well.  https://environmentalcentury.net/2016/11/15/diminishing-options-and-the-climate-endgame/



6.  The US has announced its goal to cut 80% of carbon emissions by 2050 on a 2005 base.  It was soon followed by an impassioned speech by Secretary Kerry to the COP 22 delegates at Marrakech.  (He did not mention higher sea level rise projections as I had anticipated.)   http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/11/16/kerry-speech/  ?

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