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burning oil, while the contributions from coal and natural gas fuels are also
significant. The annual US emissions of about 30 MMT of CO 2 (2007 data)
presentlyamounttoabout20%oftheglobalemissions. Inordertobeunder
the <2°C limit, by 2050, the global GHG emissions must be reduced to 80%
of that in 1990. This can only be achieved if conventional energy used today
is replaced substantially by renewable energy. If we continue business as
usual,thelimitwillbesurpassedwithinthenext50years(Joshietal.,2011).
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