Assessment of sectoral greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030

Assessment of sectoral greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials for 2030

Blok, K. (TU Delft Energie and Industrie)
Afanador, Angélica (Navigant A Guidehouse Company)
Van Der Hoorn, Irina (Navigant A Guidehouse Company)
Berg, Tom (Navigant A Guidehouse Company)
Edelenbosch, Oreane Y. (Politecnico di Milano; Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)
Van Vuuren, Detlef P. (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency; Universiteit Utrecht)

2020

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.

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

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f4dcd90a-3e43-4141-8b73-a2b6f4c8ecab

https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040943

1996-1073

Energies, 13 (4)

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© 2020 K. Blok, Angélica Afanador, Irina Van Der Hoorn, Tom Berg, Oreane Y. Edelenbosch, Detlef P. Van Vuuren