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"zerocarbonbritain2030 provides political and economic solutions to the urgent challenges raised by the climate science, outlining how we can transform the UK into an efficient, clean, prosperous zero-carbon society."

"Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. The Institute has gathered 29 of the world's leading experts on a wide range of interdependent social and scientific issues."

"After appropriate management changes land can remove CO2 from the air and sequester it in soil or above-ground biomass. Carbon can also be sequestered by forming biomass into human artefacts and preserving it, preventing its carbon from being returned to the atmosphere."

"In the scenario a healthy diet is provided for the population on only 29% of the land currently used for food production, supplemented by low-carbon imports. It provides a much higher degree of food security than at present." Summary from zerocarbonbritain2030 on landuse ans agriculture.

"In zerocarbonbritain2030, a huge array of measures will be implemented in each sector to address climate change. Many of these are policy driven, however individuals and communities must also play an active part in decarbonisation."

"Often those least responsible for emissions are those most vulnerable to a changing climate. Therefore it is clear that climate change is also a question of equality."

summary of zerocarbonbritain2030 report 2010 for "Energy Security"

summary of zerocarbonbritain report 2010 for Climate Science

summary from zerocarbonbritain2030 on transport

"The largest decrease in emissions from building stock will come from refurbishment." Summary from zerocarbonbritain2030