Time for Plan B: Cutting Carbon Emissions 80 Percent by 2020

When political leaders look at the need to cut carbon dioxide emissions to curb global warming, they ask the question: How much of a cut is politically feasible? At the Earth Policy Institute we ask a different question: How much of a cut is necessary to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change.

We cannot afford to let the planet get much hotter. At today

Delaying action will only lead to greater damage. It