Abstract
There is a broad consensus worldwide that anthropogenic climate change is a scientific fact. Likewise, the fact is that the UN’s efforts to address climate change over the last 28 years have not been successful enough. It is evident that the global average temperature is on the rise (1.1 °C above pre-industrial levels in 2019). A particular concern comes from the fact that the Paris Agreement on keeping increases in the global average temperature to below +2 °C is an unenforceable ambition, since the focus is more on consequences than causes. In addition, economic policies regarding global taxes, as well as adaptation and mitigation measures, are questionable, as there is no evidence that changes in the climate system will proceed at the same rate in the coming years. This paper proposes an engineering approach that considers all relevant aspects of the climate change problem and proposes a new policy, named the “Climate New Deal”. It deals with: (i) Reorientation from a high-carbon economy to a green economy; (ii) The intensive use of radically new technology, e.g., “Seawater Steam Engine” technology for the simultaneous production of thermal and electric energy and drinking water; and (iii) The intensive use of energy efficient technologies and RES technologies, especially in transport.
Highlights
Today, the majority of people no longer doubt the existence of anthropogenic climate change.there will always be individuals or interest groups who will try, directly or indirectly, to oppose this axiom
Damage due to climate change increases every year and the burden of that damage is not distributed among all countries (CO2 emissions differ significantly from one country to another, i.e., five countries contribute 60% of total CO2 emissions and all other countries in the world 40%); (II) criticism of global taxing policy proposed by economic experts; (III) the Paris Agreement should be revised; (IV) high-carbon economies must reorient themselves to total green economies using innovative technologies that can change the current trend of global temperature increase as a result of greenhouse gas (GHG)
It discusses a model of a fairer distribution of the burden of damage caused by climate change (Section 2.1), presents an expert view on the economic methods and models used in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) study (Section 2.2), proposes a new climate agreement, the Climate New Deal (Section 2.3), and proposes a solution for the fight against climate changes using an innovative new technology, the Seawater Steam Engine, that can produce both energy and drinking water using three natural sources; by applying this technology, every city/settlement can become a sustainable community (Section 2.4)
Summary
There will always be individuals or interest groups who will try, directly or indirectly, to oppose this axiom The reasons for such thinking include the following: fossil fuel lobbyists will continue to pursue their economic interests [1,2,3]; some people are unable to deal with this extremely unpleasant situation, resulting in a defense mechanism of negation [4]; some people are inclined to relativize scientific theses and evidence of from climate change [5]. The authors agree with the fact that climate change is primarily caused by anthropogenic factors (i.e., the use of fossil fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions) for which there is a consensus of 97% of scientists worldwide [6].
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