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Up to 2015
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Scramble:
Flight into coal
As energy demand increases politicians increasingly turn to cheap, abundant coal. Coal industry doubles in size by 2025. Yet coal produces more CO2 than most other energy sources. Ports and railways cannot be built fast enough to transport it.
Rapidly Growing CO2 Emissions
To ensure supply meets demand, governments rush unilaterally to develop local energy sources. Climate change action is pushed further down the agenda.
Blueprints:
Worldwide emission trading scheme evolves post Kyoto
People and groups, fearing loss of their lifestyles and prosperity, come together to press governments and businesses to give sustainable energy a higher priority.
Emerging coalitions
Coalitions emerge around the world to address local pollution problems and increasingly cooperate to find solutions. As more consumers and businesses realise change is not necessarily painful, fears diminish and ever more substantial actions become politically possible.
