How many scientists are actually telling us that we have 10 years, and can we see their supporting calculations, if any?

City acts on climate change | The Burlington Free Press

Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss challenged teams of residents Thursday to find ways to cut the community’s 426,000-ton carbon footprint at the rate of 1.5 percent a year, or 20 percent by the year 2020.

After 2020, he said the pace should accelerate to 2 percent a year, or an 80 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

Kiss launched a citizen-driven rewrite of the city’s climate action plan before an audience of 60 volunteers at City Hall. Working in eight teams, they will recommend changes in public policy and voluntary action by residents and businesses.

“All the scientists are telling us we have 10 years,” Kiss said, referring to the need to reduce global carbon emissions quickly, if the worst effects of global climate change are to be avoided. “Change is possible. We have to be part of making a difference.”