Renewable and distributed resources in a post-Paris low carbon future: The key role and political economy of sustainable electricity

Cooper, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2016.05.008

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“…In contrast, the Paris Agreement struck in December 2015 for the first time represents a truly global commitment to the decarbonisation of the global economy which is unprecedented in ambition and scope. The agreement is based on a polycentric, multi-stakeholder approach which can be seen as being in line with Ostrom's suggestions for the successful management of a common pool resource (Cooper, 2016).…”

Section: Crown With Political Will: From Kyoto To Paris and The Roadmentioning

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The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

Kern

Rogge

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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The recent debate on the temporal dynamics of energy transitions is crucial since one of the main reasons for embarking on transitions away from fossil fuels is tackling climate change. Long-drawn out transitions, taking decades or even centuries as we have seen historically, are unlikely to help achieve climate change mitigation targets. Therefore, the pace of energy transitions and whether they can be sped up is a key academic and policy question. Our argument is that while history is important in order to understand the dynamics of transitions, the pace of historic transitions is only partly a good guide to the future. We agree with Sovacool's (2016) argument that quicker transitions have happened in the past and may therefore also be possible in the future globally. The key reason for our optimism is that historic energy transitions have not been consciously governed, whereas today a wide variety of actors are engaged in active attempts to govern the transition towards low carbon energy systems. In addition, international innovation dynamics can work in favour of speeding up the global low-carbon transition. Finally, the 2015 Paris agreement demonstrates a global commitment to move towards a low carbon economy for the first time, thereby signalling the required political will to foster quick transitions and to overcome resistance, such as from from incumbents with sunk infrastructure investments.

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Section: Crown With Political Will: From Kyoto To Paris and The Roadmentioning

confidence: 60%

The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

Kern

Rogge

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

191

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“…So, the data after 2008 can reflect the CO 2 emission better. CO 2 According to the historical data of 2008-2015, when the least square value (y) has its minimum at β = 6.2145 value by Formula (13), it can be considered a useful reference β value. According to Formulas (2)- (4), the initial six indicator's data in Table 2 is standardized.…”

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“…As the largest developing country and the largest carbon emission country in the world, it is a great responsibility for China to reduce CO 2 emission. At the Paris climate conference in 2015, China once made a commitment to reduce carbon intensity by 60-65% in 2030 based on the level in 2005 [2].…”

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Regional-Level Allocation of CO2 Emission Permits in China: Evidence from the Boltzmann Distribution Method

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Sustainability

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To achieve the commitment of carbon emission reduction in 2030 at the climate conference in Paris, it is an important task for China to decompose the carbon emission target among regions. In this paper, entropy maximization is brought to inter-provincial carbon emissions allocation via the Boltzmann distribution method, which provides guidelines for allocating carbon emissions permits among provinces. The research is mainly divided into three parts: (1) We develop the CO 2 influence factor, including per capita GDP, per capita carbon emissions, carbon emission intensity and carbon emissions of per unit industrial added value; the proportion of the second industry; and the urbanization rate, to optimize the Boltzmann distribution model. (2) The probability of carbon emission reduction allocation in each province was calculated by the Boltzmann distribution model, and then the absolute emission reduction target was allocated among different provinces. (3) Comparing the distribution results with the actual carbon emission data in 2015, we then put forward the targeted development strategies for different provinces. Finally, suggestions were provided for CO 2 emission permits allocation to optimize the national carbon emissions trading market in China.

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“…The main message of the body of scientific literature on decarbonization scenarios has not changed substantively since the strengthened Paris Agreement targets were adopted . However, the analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) carried out by a number of authors shows that there is a substantial gap between the mitigation action needed and the proposed policy actions by countries . Recent analysis shows that urban passenger transport and surface freight transport need to play a major role in decarbonizing the sector, both in managing growth in emerging economies and drastically reducing emissions in industrialized economies, even more so when aiming for a 1.5°C stabilization pathway.…”

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Decarbonizing the transportation sector: policy options, synergies, and institutions to deliver on a low‐carbon stabilization pathway

Lah

2017

WIREs Energy & Environment

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This paper outlines the key elements of a low‐carbon stabilization pathway for land transport, focusing on the potential of key policy measures at the local and national level, opportunities for synergies of sustainable development and climate change objectives, and governance and institutional issues affecting the implementation of measures. It combines several approaches to provide an integrated view on the decarbonization of the transport sector based on recent literature. It will assess the quantitative basis potential climate change mitigation pathways and will then look into policy and institutional aspects that relate to the feasibility of these pathways. This combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to measure the potential, options, and feasibility of climate change mitigation strategies in the transport sector aims to synthesize recent papers on the subject and draw conclusions for future research. WIREs Energy Environ 2017, 6:e257. doi: 10.1002/wene.257 This article is categorized under: Energy Policy and Planning > Economics and Policy Energy and Development > Climate and Environment

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Renewable and distributed resources in a post-Paris low carbon future: The key role and political economy of sustainable electricity

Cited by 37 publications

References 64 publications

The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

Regional-Level Allocation of CO2 Emission Permits in China: Evidence from the Boltzmann Distribution Method

Decarbonizing the transportation sector: policy options, synergies, and institutions to deliver on a low‐carbon stabilization pathway

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