Climate Expert Calls for 90% Cut in Emissions by 2050

Ljubljana, 2 December - Commitments of the Copenhagen climate talks must reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the global level by at least 30% until 2020 and by 85-90% until 2050, Slovenia's leading climate change expert, Lucka Kajfez Bogataj, told a panel on climate change in Ljubljana on Wednesday.

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured from left to right: Djordje Zebeljan of Slovenia's largest power producer HSE, Slovenia's leading climate change expert, Lucka Kajfez Bogataj, Andrej Kranjc of the Environment Ministry and Lidija Zivcic of the Focus Association for Sustainable Development.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Igor Pribac of the Ljubljana Faculty of Arts.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Djordje Zebeljan of Slovenia's largest power producer HSE.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Slovenia's leading climate change expert, Lucka Kajfez Bogataj.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Andrej Kranjc of the Environment Ministry.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Slovenia's leading climate change expert, Lucka Kajfez Bogataj.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Lidija Zivcic of the Focus Association for Sustainable Development.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured: Slovenia's leading climate change expert, Lucka Kajfez Bogataj (left), and Andrej Kranjc of the Environment Ministry and Lidija Zivcic of the Focus Association for Sustainable Development.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A debate ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks organised by the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.
Pictured from left to right: Djordje Zebeljan of Slovenia's largest power producer HSE, Slovenia's leading climate change expert, Lucka Kajfez Bogataj, Andrej Kranjc of the Environment Ministry and Lidija Zivcic of the Focus Association for Sustainable Development.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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