Can somebody explain to me what the Carbon Economy Is?

what is it?


does it effect us? if so, how?


can we prevent it from hurting us?


i just need basic information on the carbon economy.


thanks for your help!|||A low-carbon economy is an economy in which the growth of carbon dioxide emissions from the use of carbon based fuels (coal, oil and gas) is halted and then significantly reduced. The full reduction (phase-out) appears later only in the zero-carbon (also called post carbon) economy, where any carbon emissions are not allowed.





Low-carbon economy is related with low-carbon society.





Such a low-carbon economy is reached by many states and proposed by organizations as a necessity in order to mitigate the effects of global warming. It might also be hastened by future shortages of oil (Hubbert peak theory) and the associated increases in energy prices that are predicted to come,coupled with anticipated increases in energy demand as countries such as China and India continue their industrialization and coalization.





A low-carbon economy might be brought about through the use of energy efficiency measures (a key feature in the Vienna Climate Change Talks 2007 was a United Nations report that showed how energy efficiency could yield significant cuts in emissions at low cost) and the substitution of renewable energy sources for fossil fuels and nuclear power (Note: nuclear power does not emit any greenhouse gases.,including transport electrification. Also proposed - as a method for mitigating global warming - is a direct quota on global fossil fuel production.