The SCIENCE behind 350

Why 450ppm target is not radical enough
NASA scientist Jim Hansen’s interview with The Guardian explaining why we must aim to reduce emissions to 350ppm.
Why we need to reduce CO2 to 350ppm
Jim Hansen’s scientific paper on the need to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere to 350ppm.
www.350.org
350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide — measured in parts per million in our atmosphere. 350ppm — it’s the number humanity needs to get back to as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change.
Why Current Market ‘Solutions’ Can’t Work
Mark Lynas Guardian article on why Climate chaos is inevitable.
6 degrees timeline
Mark Lynas on what is predicted to happen at each degree of warming.
Perspectives on Climate Change
Climate Outreach Information Network gathers views and advice.
Contraction and Convergence
Contraction & Convergence is the underlying international approach H350 — along with most others — support. Holyrood 350 is advocating unilateral contraction and convergence within Scotland in order to show that this is possible and inspire others to follow our example. See the end of the “H350 In Depth” document for more details.

H350 in Depth

A longer document describing the campaign.

Resources for Taking Action

H350’s 4 Action points for the Scottish Government

  1. Price carbon out of the economy
  2. Create an Energy Healthy Infrastructure
  3. Establish The Green New Deal
  4. Support Localisation: Transition and Transformation

4 Action Points For Holyrood To Avert Climate Chaos

Unless we reduce our current CO2 emissions from 387 parts per million (ppm) to below 350ppm we will not avoid catastrophic climate change, says NASA’s Jim Hansen.

Meanwhile international negotiations seek to set a ceiling of 450ppm, while carbon emissions continue to rise rapidly.

In tackling climate change, there is a massive gap between the ‘absolutely necessary’ (immediate action to reduce emissions from 387ppm to 350ppm) and the ‘politically possible’ (negotiations seeking stabilisation at 450ppm by 2050 while climate change accelerates). Holyrood 350 is campaigning for the Scottish Government at Holyrood to take immediate action to stop accelerating climate change by radically reducing our carbon emissions and so setting a global example for other countries to follow. The time for targets is past, the time for action is now. We propose an urgent four point plan of action for the Government to begin implementing within 12 months. These involve:

  1. Pricing carbon out of the economy
  2. Shifting from an energy obese to an energy healthy society
  3. Establishing a ‘New Green deal’
  4. Rapidly re-localising the economy

In early 2009, we will convene four summits focusing on each of the action points, and will invite those with expertise in each area, as well as representatives of the Scottish Government and other interested parties, to participate in these to flesh out the actions required to make Scotland the world leader in tackling climate change through creating a just and sustainable society.

Launched at the Big Tent Festival, Falkland, Fife, 27th July 2008

Brief 4 Point Action Plan

Petition to the Scottish Parliament

Who we are:
The Holyrood 350 campaign is the initiative of people who are actively working across Scotland to dramatically reduce their communities’ carbon footprints, and who call on the Holyrood Government to take urgently these steps to enable Scotland as a whole to do likewise and chart a path for other countries to follow.

Who you are:
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