TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of sectoral greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030
AU - Blok, Kornelis
AU - Afanador, Angélica
AU - Van Der Hoorn, Irina
AU - Berg, Tom
AU - Edelenbosch, Oreane Y.
AU - Van Vuuren, Detlef P.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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 GtCO2e compared to a current-policies baseline of 61 GtCO2e. 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.
AB - 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 GtCO2e compared to a current-policies baseline of 61 GtCO2e. 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.
KW - Bottom-up analysis
KW - Emission reduction potential
KW - Emissions gap
KW - Energy production and conversion
KW - Sectoral analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85080909438&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/en13040943
DO - 10.3390/en13040943
M3 - Article
SN - 1996-1073
VL - 13
JO - Energies
JF - Energies
IS - 4
M1 - en13040943
ER -