Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030 based on the assessment of detailed sectoral studies. The overview updates a previous assessment that dates back more than ten years. We find a total emission reduction potential of 30ͨ...
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| author | Kornelis Blok Angélica Afanador Irina van der Hoorn Tom Berg Oreane Y. Edelenbosch Detlef P. van Vuuren |
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| description | The aim of this article is to provide an overview of greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030 based on the assessment of detailed sectoral studies. The overview updates a previous assessment that dates back more than ten years. We find a total emission reduction potential of 30−36 GtCO<sub>2</sub>e compared to a current-policies baseline of 61 GtCO<sub>2</sub>e. The energy production and conversion sector is responsible for about one third of this potential and the agriculture, buildings, forestry, industry, and transport sectors all contribute substantially to the total potential. The potential for 2030 is enough to bridge the gap towards emissions pathways that are compatible with a maximum global temperature rise of 1.5−2 °C compared to preindustrial levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e975acb36ebc4802ba3e7a4f492ef2e02022-12-22T04:25:00ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-02-0113494310.3390/en13040943en13040943Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030Kornelis Blok0Angélica Afanador1Irina van der Hoorn2Tom Berg3Oreane Y. Edelenbosch4Detlef P. van Vuuren5Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, The NetherlandsNavigant, a Guidehouse Company, Am Wassermann 36, 50829 Cologne, GermanyNavigant, a Guidehouse Company, Stadsplateau 15, 3521 AZ Utrecht, The NetherlandsNavigant, a Guidehouse Company, Stadsplateau 15, 3521 AZ Utrecht, The NetherlandsPresent affiliation: Department of Management and Economics, Politecnico di Milan, I Via Lambruschini 4/B, 20156 Milan, ItalyPBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, 2594 AV The Hague, The NetherlandsThe aim of this article is to provide an overview of greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030 based on the assessment of detailed sectoral studies. The overview updates a previous assessment that dates back more than ten years. We find a total emission reduction potential of 30−36 GtCO<sub>2</sub>e compared to a current-policies baseline of 61 GtCO<sub>2</sub>e. The energy production and conversion sector is responsible for about one third of this potential and the agriculture, buildings, forestry, industry, and transport sectors all contribute substantially to the total potential. The potential for 2030 is enough to bridge the gap towards emissions pathways that are compatible with a maximum global temperature rise of 1.5−2 °C compared to preindustrial levels.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/4/943emission reduction potentialemissions gapenergy production and conversionsectoral analysisbottom-up analysis |
| spellingShingle | Kornelis Blok Angélica Afanador Irina van der Hoorn Tom Berg Oreane Y. Edelenbosch Detlef P. van Vuuren Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030 Energies emission reduction potential emissions gap energy production and conversion sectoral analysis bottom-up analysis |
| title | Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030 |
| title_full | Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030 |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030 |
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| title_short | Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030 |
| title_sort | assessment of sectoral greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030 |
| topic | emission reduction potential emissions gap energy production and conversion sectoral analysis bottom-up analysis |
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