Assessment of sectoral greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030

Kornelis Blok; Angélica Afanador; Irina Van Der Hoorn; Tom Berg; Oreane Y. Edelenbosch; Detlef P. Van Vuuren

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Assessment of sectoral greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030

Kornelis Blok^*, Angélica Afanador, Irina Van Der Hoorn, Tom Berg, Oreane Y. Edelenbosch, Detlef P. Van Vuuren

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	en13040943
Journal	Energies
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040943
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Bottom-up analysis
Emission reduction potential
Emissions gap
Energy production and conversion
Sectoral analysis

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