Assessment of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potentials for 2030

Kornelis Blok, Angélica Afanador, Irina van der Hoorn, Tom Berg, Oreane Y. Edelenbosch and Detlef P. van Vuuren
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Kornelis Blok: Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands
Angélica Afanador: Navigant, a Guidehouse Company, Am Wassermann 36, 50829 Cologne, Germany
Irina van der Hoorn: Navigant, a Guidehouse Company, Stadsplateau 15, 3521 AZ Utrecht, The Netherlands
Tom Berg: Navigant, a Guidehouse Company, Stadsplateau 15, 3521 AZ Utrecht, The Netherlands
Oreane Y. Edelenbosch: Present affiliation: Department of Management and Economics, Politecnico di Milan, I Via Lambruschini 4/B, 20156 Milan, Italy
Detlef P. van Vuuren: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, 2594 AV The Hague, The Netherlands

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-24

Abstract: 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 2 e compared to a current-policies baseline of 61 GtCO 2 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.

Keywords: emission reduction potential; emissions gap; energy production and conversion; sectoral analysis; bottom-up analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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