Scenarios about 'emissions reduction'
The systematic efforts to decrease the release of greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere through technological innovation, policy implementation, and behavioral changes. Emissions reduction became a central focus of environmental policy in the late 20th century as scientific consensus emerged about human-caused climate change. In alternate history scenarios, different technological paths, earlier awareness of climate impacts, or alternative energy development could dramatically reshape modern civilization's carbon footprint and environmental trajectory.
What If Carbon Taxes Were Implemented Globally?
Exploring the alternate timeline where a binding global carbon tax agreement was reached in the early 2000s, fundamentally reshaping the world economy, energy systems, and climate trajectory.