A new article by NDC ASPECTS' partners Catherine Hall and Harro Van Asselt investigates the possible role of global governance in transforming land transport towards decarbonisation.
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For more details, read the NDC ASPECTS country report in South Africa:
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Decarbonisation of transport, metals, and other major sectors is heavily reliant on clean electricity and the expansion of the power grid. However, uncertainty in the global petroleum regime can have a significant bearing on South Africa’s GHG emissions in 2035
Current indications are that 2035 emissions need to dip under 300 Mt CO2eq/a to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, though this still depends on an acceleration of emissions reductions post-2045, relying on global support to access newer technologies.
🇿🇦South Africa’s economy remains highly reliant on coal for energy, primarily in electricity generation, synthetic liquid fuels production, and industry.
But what are the key short term actions to put the country on track to reach its climate goals?
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Find more in our country report on India:
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🪙Electricity needs to be affordable.
In the short term, India will be dependent on coal for major energy use across power and industry sector but transport will shift towards electricity. However, relevant technologies need to become cost-effective (batteries, EVs, etc.)
⚡️India has already raised its renewable energy targets and will need to continue to do so. Emissions will need to be reduced in the industry and transport sectors.
However, buildings' emissions may increase in 2030 as power infrastructure is expanded throughout the country.
🏭What 2030 emission levels are compatible with the country’s carbon neutrality objective?
India’s CO2 intensity of GDP is around 45-55% of its GDP and will meet its second NDC target by 2030. The CO2 intensity will need to drop from 900g CO2/kWh in 2020 to 500g CO2/kWh in 2030.
🇮🇳India is the world’s most populous country, third largest country in terms of GDP by purchasing power parity and the fifth largest economy by GDP (nominal). But what are the key actions to put the country on track to reach its climate goals?
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In contrast to mitigation efforts until today that focused on energy supply, the most significant cuts in emissions this decade are needed in buildings and transport.
Key actions:
- Electrification of demand sectors
- Greening the remaining fuel mix
- Abate remaining emissions
To reach the 2030 NDC climate target – reducing the net GHG emissions by 55% from 1990 levels – the
pace of emission reductions will need to pick up and almost triple the average annual reduction achieved
over the last decade.
🇪🇺EU countries have agreed to set the EU27 on course to becoming the first climate-neutral economy by 2050. But what are the key short term actions to put the EU on track to reach its goals?
Learn more in our new report🧵👇
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🚗The road transport sector will undergo a substantial transition towards renewable energy, with a marked increase in the use of electricity, biomass fuels, and hydrogen.
🏘️Key actions for the building sector include enhancing standards for new buildings, develop ultra-low/nearly zero-energy buildings, conducting energy-saving retrofits, improving the efficiency of equipment, and upgrading intelligent energy monitoring systems.
🏭Industrialization has been substantially achieved and the industrial structure has undergone continuous optimization.
Low-energy high-value-added advanced manufacturing and production-oriented services have emerged as the primary drivers of industrial growth.
⚡️In the short term, China aims to significantly develop non-fossil energy and establish a new power system primarily reliant on renewable energy. The power sector will strive to peak emissions before the broader energy system.
🇨🇳As a rapidly developing nation, China is facing significant challenges in reconciling economic growth, improvement of people’s livelihoods, and sustainable development.
But what are the key short term actions to put the country on track to reach its goals?
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Climate clubs could play an important role complementing instruments of the #UNFCCC regime such as the #COP29Azerbaijan. But what options exist on their design and how can they be more effective?
Learn more in a new article by Catherine Hall:
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🏭 Can the Clean Industrial Deal drive a sustainable future for the EU’s energy-intensive industries?
Join to explore how policies can decarbonise sectors like steel & cement while tackling challenges like biodiversity loss & inequality
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One of the last outputs of NDC ASPECTS is a collection of 20 short reports or "fiches" on the transition pathways of major emitters and countries that can play a key role on the transformation of buildings, industries, transport, and AFOLU.
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🌳Forests-based measures are promising mitigation options, yet their potentials are often limited by economic and biophysical factors.
🔖A new study led by Théo Rouhette used #GCAM to quantify the economic mitigation potential of these measures.
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A new Policy Brief by Hilton Trollip (IDDRI), Nicolas Berghmans (IDDRI), and Gauri Khandekar (VUB) suggests that green iron imports rooted in comparative advantages of different geographies can be technically achievable and economically sound.
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A key reason behind the buildings sector’s persistently high emissions is its diversity and complexity.
This Policy Brief by Faidra Filippidou (E3Modelling) attempts to identify viable socio-technical strategies for the sector's transformation.
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Private motorized road mobility accounts for about 45% of transport emissions.
A Policy Brief by Isheeka Dasgupta (DLR) and Yann Briand (IDDRI) proposes that going lighter and smaller is one of our best bets to satisfy mobility needs and reduce emissions.
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NDC ASPECTS may be officially over but more exciting outcomes and publications will be released in the coming months!
Our three last Policy Briefs on the benefits of light electric vehicles, the decarbonisation of buildings, and green steel are now available:
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🏭While scrap-based secondary steelmaking has received little attention as a decarbonisation strategy, it has many benefits for the transition of EU steel industry.
👉Learn more in the new policy brief by @annikatoenjes and Süheyb Bilici from @Wupperinst!
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