"U.S. Could Cut 28% of Greenhouse Gases...the country was brimming with "negative cost opportunities" .....McKinsey



"The United States could shave as much as 28 percent off the amount of
greenhouse gases it emits at fairly modest cost and with only small
technology innovations, according to a new report.

McKinsey Report on Reducing Greenhouse Gases

A large share of the reductions could come from steps that would more
than pay for themselves in lower energy bills for industries and
individual consumers, the report said, adding that people should take
those steps out of good sense regardless of how worried they might be
about climate change. But that is unlikely to happen under present
circumstances, said the authors, who are energy experts at McKinsey &
Company, the consulting firm.

The report said the country was brimming with "negative cost
opportunities" - potential changes in the lighting, heating and
cooling of buildings, for example, that would reduce carbon dioxide
emissions from the burning of fossil fuels even as they save money.
"These types of savings have been around for 20 years," said Jack
Stephenson, a director of the study. But he said they still face
tremendous barriers.


http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/ccsi/pdf/Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_Executive_Summary.pdf
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