Deep Decarbonization Strategies and their Implications for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Abstract
In the Paris agreement nations have agreed on the ambition to limit global average temperature increase to well below 2 or even 1.5°C compared to preindustrial levels. Together with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have been adopted in recent years, the two agreements constitute a major shift in international policy. My talk will focus on decarbonization strategies developed as part of the Linking Climate and Development Policies - Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge Sharing" project. I will highlight some of the main differences with regards to the portfolio of mitigation measures for the very stringent target of 1.5°C compared to 2°C. The talk will illustrate implications of such stringent climate mitigation policies for a range of SDGs, including, the risk of hunger, water availability, air pollution, biodiversity, resource efficiency, and energy poverty. The talk will highlight viable strategies to maximize synergies and to avoid trade-offs between mitigation and the SDGs. Finally, I will conclude on design and implementation issues for climate change mitigation policies so that competition between the development and climate agenda can be avoided.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFMGC42C..02R
- Keywords:
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- 0230 Impacts of climate change: human health;
- GEOHEALTHDE: 1630 Impacts of global change;
- GLOBAL CHANGEDE: 6304 Benefit-cost analysis;
- POLICY SCIENCESDE: 6334 Regional planning;
- POLICY SCIENCES