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Beyond Kyoto?
•Kyoto is just a first step – will have little effect
•Subsequent  commitment periods intended
•USA and developing countries must be involved too
•Much lower emissions – moving to 25% -50%  of 1990?
•Forget your fossil fuel burning cars and houses
•Hope the hydrogen age is developing
•Major move to nuclear, clean coal – maybe wind energy
•At least prepared for the decline of oil
No one expects that Kyoto size greenhouse gas reductions will suffice to avoid climate change.  It is just a first step.

It will be essential to get the whole world involved. We should anticipate  we will  ultimately need to reduce emissions to 25 to 50% of 1990 levels.

It is very hard to collect emissions from scattered exhaust pipes and chimneys.  You can forget your fossil fuel powered cars and home heating. Hopefully we will develop the technology to use electricity and/or hydrogen in its place. Producing electricity and hydrogen without emissions will be the challenge.

Economic considerations at present suggest nuclear, large hydro, emissions free coal and wind power will be greatly expanded.

At least we will be prepared for the  decline of oil supplies.