The PwC Low Carbon Economy Index calculates the rate of decarbonisation of the global economy that is needed to limit warming to 2°C. In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Fifth Assessment Report, which includes a carbon budget for the remainder of this century giving a reasonable probability of limiting warming to 2°C. [2]This report shows that based on this carbon budget, the global economy needs to cut carbon intensity by 6.0% every year from now to 2100. This is a monumental challenge given current decarbonisation rates are only 0.7% a year. Even doubling this rate would lead to a scenario of over 4°C warming by 2100.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/low-carbon-economy-index-2013-busting-carbon-budget
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/low-carbon-economy-index-2013.pdf
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[4] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/climate-science-real-world
[5] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/too-late-two-degrees-low-carbon-economy-index-2012
[6] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/bp-statistical-review-world-energy-2013
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-trends-renewable-energy-investment-2013
[8] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/renewables-2013-global-status-report
[9] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/roadmap-moving-competitive-low-carbon-economy-2050
[10] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/cdp-india-200-report-2011-accelerating-low-carbon-growth
[11] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/avert-great-guzzle-fuel-economy-regulations-setting-principles-right
[12] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/search/?q=climate+change&selected_facets=im_content_tags%3A1937
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/pricewaterhousecoopers-llp
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/low-carbon-economy
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-intensity
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-capture-and-storage
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global