maximus otter
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Here is our future, as planned by a group of academics sponsored by the UK government. (Strange formatting due to me cutting & pasting from a .PDF document. The first proposals apply to 2020-2029; the second to 2030-2049.)
"UK FIRES is a research programme sponsored by the UK Government, aiming to support a 20% cut in the UK’s true emissions by 2050 by placing Resource Efficiency at the heart of the UK’s Future Industrial Strategy.
Authors: Allwood, J.M. a , Dunant, C.F. a , Lupton, R.C. b , Cleaver, C.J. a , Serrenho, A.C.H. a , Azevedo, J.M.C. a , Horton, P.M. a , Clare, C. c , Low, H. e , Horrocks, I. e , Murray, J. c , Lin, J. f , Cullen, J.M. a , Ward, M. d, Salamati, M. d, Felin, T. e , Ibell, T. b , Zho, W. f , Hawkins, W b . a University of Cambridge university of Bath university of Nottingham university of Strathclyde university of Oxford Imperial College. DOI: 10.17863/CAM.46075
Copyright ©2019 University of Cambridge
2020-2029 2030-2049
Development of petrol/diesel engines ends; Any new vehicle introduced from now on must be compatible with Absolute Zero All new vehicles electric, average size of cars reduces to ~1000kg.
Growth in domestic and international rail as substitute for flights and low-occupancy car travel Further growth with expanded network and all electric trains; rail becomes dominant mode for freight as shipping declines
All airports except Heathrow, Glasgow and Belfast close with transfers by rail. All remaining airports close.
There are currently no freight ships operating without emissions, so shipping must contract. All shipping declines to zero.
Food: National consumption of beef and lamb drops by 50%, along with reduction in frozen ready meals and air-freighted food imports. Beef and lamb phased out, along with all imports not transported by train; fertiliser use greatly reduced."
Page Six of: http://www.ukfires.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Absolute-Zero-online.pdf
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"UK FIRES is a research programme sponsored by the UK Government, aiming to support a 20% cut in the UK’s true emissions by 2050 by placing Resource Efficiency at the heart of the UK’s Future Industrial Strategy.
Authors: Allwood, J.M. a , Dunant, C.F. a , Lupton, R.C. b , Cleaver, C.J. a , Serrenho, A.C.H. a , Azevedo, J.M.C. a , Horton, P.M. a , Clare, C. c , Low, H. e , Horrocks, I. e , Murray, J. c , Lin, J. f , Cullen, J.M. a , Ward, M. d, Salamati, M. d, Felin, T. e , Ibell, T. b , Zho, W. f , Hawkins, W b . a University of Cambridge university of Bath university of Nottingham university of Strathclyde university of Oxford Imperial College. DOI: 10.17863/CAM.46075
Copyright ©2019 University of Cambridge
2020-2029 2030-2049
Development of petrol/diesel engines ends; Any new vehicle introduced from now on must be compatible with Absolute Zero All new vehicles electric, average size of cars reduces to ~1000kg.
Growth in domestic and international rail as substitute for flights and low-occupancy car travel Further growth with expanded network and all electric trains; rail becomes dominant mode for freight as shipping declines
All airports except Heathrow, Glasgow and Belfast close with transfers by rail. All remaining airports close.
There are currently no freight ships operating without emissions, so shipping must contract. All shipping declines to zero.
Food: National consumption of beef and lamb drops by 50%, along with reduction in frozen ready meals and air-freighted food imports. Beef and lamb phased out, along with all imports not transported by train; fertiliser use greatly reduced."
Page Six of: http://www.ukfires.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Absolute-Zero-online.pdf
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