Fossil fuels must go by 2100, says IPCC (BBC)

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By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BBC News

The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100, if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change, a UN-backed expert panel says.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in a stark report that most of the world's electricity can - and must - be produced from low-carbon sources by 2050.

If not, the world faces "severe, pervasive and irreversible" damage.

The UN said inaction would cost "much more" than taking the necessary action.

"Science has spoken," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "There is no ambiguity in their message. Leaders must act. Time is not on our side."
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29855884
IPCC report: http://ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_LONGERREPORT.pdf

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1. This Should Surprise No One - And Will Not End Well

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2. The end of the age of oil will end far sooner

Don't worry folks. The end of the age of oil will be over and done with by 2100. The couple of billion people left in the world will be using far less energy that we are today also.