The same 2bn tonnes of CO2 could be saved through substantial improvements in energy-efficiency over and above those already expected.
At the same time, tonnes of plundered Incan silver and gold were loaded aboard the Spanish treasure fleet, beneath the watchful gaze of soldiers manning the town's three massive fortresses, bristling with cannon, that overlooked the bay.
Until now, the European Union has bought most of the Caribbean's sugar at two to three times the world price.Under a long-standing scheme, 18 former British and French colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (dubbed ACP countries) export a fixed quota of sugar to the EU each year at the same price per tonne as Europe pays its own sugar growers.
To provide the same energy as a tonne of fuel would take 100 tonnes of batteries – and a 747 uses 150 to 200 tonnes of fuel.
So then, while no performance figures have been announced, it'll be fast; that power-to-weight ratio stands at around 225bhp per tonne (the same as an old Honda NSX, if we're not mistaken).
Emissions in 2015 from burning fossil fuels and making cement were 36.3bn tonnes, the same as 2014.
'No, it's a cycle, same way you get tonnes of damsons on a tree one year, and none the next.' He smiles.
Viewed from a plane, clouds appear fluffy and light, but in fact the water droplets and ice crystals making up the average cumulus cloud (1km cubed in size) weigh around 550 tonnes – the same as a herd of 100 African elephants.
Globally, jewellery demand was up 37% in the second quarter to 576 tonnes from 421 tonnes in the same period last year, reaching its highest level since the third quarter of 2008.
What rice he can get his hands on costs over $100 more a tonne than the same rice from India or Vietnam partly because India is also benefiting from a weakening currency.
