How climate metrics affect global mitigation strategies and costs: a multi-model study

Mathijs J. H. M. Harmsen (), Maarten Berg, Volker Krey, Gunnar Luderer, Adriana Marcucci, Jessica Strefler and Detlef P. Van Vuuren
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Mathijs J. H. M. Harmsen: Utrecht University
Maarten Berg: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Volker Krey: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Gunnar Luderer: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Adriana Marcucci: ETH
Jessica Strefler: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Detlef P. Van Vuuren: Utrecht University

Climatic Change, 2016, vol. 136, issue 2, No 4, 203-216

Abstract: Abstract In climate policy, substitutions metrics are used to determine exchange ratios for different greenhouse gases as part of a multi-gas strategy. The suitability of the metric depends on the policy goals and considerations regarding its practical use. Here, we present a multi-model comparison study to look at the impact of different metrics on the mitigation strategies and global climate policy costs. The study looks into different Global Warming Potentials (GWP) and the Global Temperature change Potential (GTP). The study shows that for all the models, varying between GWPs - from different IPCC reports, with different integration periods: 20 or 100 years - has a relatively small influence on policy costs (

Date: 2016
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