Examples of shifting development pathways: lessons on how to enable broader, deeper, and faster climate action

Harald Winkler, Franck Lecocq (), Hans Lofgren, Maria Virginia Vilariño, Sivan Kartha and Joana Portugal-Pereira
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Sivan Kartha: Stockholm Environment Institute
Joana Portugal-Pereira: COPPE-UFRJ - Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia - UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro [Brasil] = Federal University of Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] = Université fédérale de Rio de Janeiro [Brésil], IDMEC - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica [Lisboa] - IST / Técnico Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne

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Abstract: Abstract To respond to the climate crisis, we need to accelerate system transformations at a pace, scale, and breadth not seen before. This means that it is urgent to shift development pathways towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions, even while progressing towards other sustainable development objectives. This paper argues that accelerated mitigation can not only benefit from policies that are outside the domain of conventional emission-focused mitigation policies but require such policies. We refer to this process as shifting development pathways towards sustainability . Here, we explore what enabling conditions make such shifts possible. We develop a framework to select examples of shifts — in realms such as educational access, housing access, fiscal arrangements, and institutional reform. We analyse them against key enablers. Our findings suggest that countries could learn from what has worked elsewhere, though context matters. Some enablers are more widely applicable, including finance, long-term vision, and focus on sustainable development objectives. Multiple enablers, integrated policy packages, and involvement of a broad range of actors help achieve multiple objectives. Some enablers may yield results in the near term, while others take time to yield results. Based on our analysis, we suggest that climate mitigation requires an "all of economy, all of society" approach. Graphical Abstract

Keywords: Enabling conditions; Sustainable development; Mitigation; Policy packages; Decarbonisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in npj Climate Action, 2022, 1 (1), pp.27. ⟨10.1007/s44168-022-00026-1⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s44168-022-00026-1

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