Metro Vancouver Climate Action Committee. Climate 2050: Strategic Framework. Metro Vancouver Air Quality and Climate Change. Burnaby. 2018.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6331/1269

Mission 2020

  • 6 milestone targets
  • due by end of 2020
  • global movement

Milestones

(refer to website for details)

  • Renewable energy outcompetes fossil fuels for new electricity sources
  • Cities and states are implementing policies and regulations to fully decarbonize buildings and infrastructure by 2050
  • Zero emissions transportation is the preferred form of all new mobility
  • Large-scale land restoration and agriculture shifts to earth friendly practices replace large-scale deforestation
  • Heavy industry (includes iron, steel, cement, chemicals, oil, gas) commits to compliance with Paris agreement transition
  • Investment in climate action projects is beyond USD $1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) per year and all financial institutions have disclosed a transition strategy

Walker, Brian. Salt, David. Resilience Practice: Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function. Island Press. Washington. 2012.

Cited in Resilience Considerations

Global Carbon Budget Project

Details on carbon budgets and progress reports

Robbie Andrew

Repository for the figures presented in the Global Carbon Budget 2018

Ayyub, Bilal M. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management. American Society of Civil Engineers. 2018.

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