The implications of initiating immediate climate change mitigation: a potential for co-benefits?

Valeria Jana Schwanitz; Thomas Longden; Brigitte Knopf; Pantelis Capros

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2014.01.003

The implications of initiating immediate climate change mitigation: a potential for co-benefits?

Valeria Jana Schwanitz
, Thomas Longden
, Brigitte Knopf
, Pantelis Capros

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
National Technical University of Athens

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Abstract

Fragmented climate policies across parties of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change have led to the question of whether initiating significant and immediate climate change mitigation can support the achievement of other non-climate objectives. We analyze such potential co-benefits in connection with a range of mitigation efforts using results from eleven integrated assessment models. These model results suggest that an immediate mitigation of climate change coincide for Europe with an increase in energy security and a higher utilization of non-biomass renewable energy technologies. In addition, the importance of phasing out coal is highlighted with external cost estimates showing substantial health benefits consistent with the range of mitigation efforts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-177
Number of pages	12
Journal	Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Volume	90
Issue number	Part A
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2014.01.003
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Climate policy
Co-benefits
Energy modeling
European Union Roadmap
Fragmented climate action
Integrated assessment

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The implications of initiating immediate climate change mitigation: a potential for co-benefits?

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