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Glenn Peters, faglig innlegg MDG lsm 14.06.2014
1. Governing the willingness to extract,
combust and consume less carbon
Miljøpartiet de Grønne
June 14, 2014 (11-12)
Glen Peters
Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo (CICERO)
Email: glen.peters@cicero.uio.no Twitter: @Peters_Glen
2. Fossil Fuel and Cement Emissions
Global fossil fuel and cement emissions: 9.7 ± 0.5 GtC in 2012, 58% over 1990
Projection for 2013 : 9.9 ± 0.5 GtC, 61% over 1990
With leap year adjustment: 2012 growth rate is 1.9% and 2013 is 2.4%
Source: Le Quéré et al 2013; CDIAC Data; Global Carbon Project 2013
Uncertainty is ±5% for
one standard deviation
(IPCC “likely” range)
3. Observed Emissions and Emissions Scenarios
Emissions are on track for 3.2–5.4ºC “likely” increase in temperature above pre-industrial
Large and sustained mitigation is required to keep below 2ºC
Fossil fuel and cement emissions only
Linear interpolation is used between individual data points
Source: Peters et al. 2012a; CDIAC Data; Global Carbon Project 2013
4. Observed Emissions and Emissions Scenarios
Emissions are on track for 3.2–5.4ºC “likely” increase in temperature above pre-industrial
Large and sustained mitigation is required to keep below 2ºC
Fossil fuel and cement emissions only
Linear interpolation is used between individual data points
Source: Peters et al. 2012a; CDIAC Data; Global Carbon Project 2013
Short-term
• Reverse emission trajectory
• Emissions peak by 2020
5. Observed Emissions and Emissions Scenarios
Emissions are on track for 3.2–5.4ºC “likely” increase in temperature above pre-industrial
Large and sustained mitigation is required to keep below 2ºC
Fossil fuel and cement emissions only
Linear interpolation is used between individual data points
Source: Peters et al. 2012a; CDIAC Data; Global Carbon Project 2013
Medium-term
• Sustain emission trajectory
• Around 3%/yr reductions globally
Short-term
• Reverse emission trajectory
• Emissions peak by 2020
6. Observed Emissions and Emissions Scenarios
Emissions are on track for 3.2–5.4ºC “likely” increase in temperature above pre-industrial
Large and sustained mitigation is required to keep below 2ºC
Fossil fuel and cement emissions only
Linear interpolation is used between individual data points
Source: Peters et al. 2012a; CDIAC Data; Global Carbon Project 2013
Short-term
• Reverse emission trajectory
• Emissions peak by 2020
Medium-term
• Sustain emission trajectory
• Around 3%/yr reductions globally
Long-term
• Net negative emissions
• Unproven technologies
7. How to share the mitigation challenge?
Depending on perspective, the importance of individual countries changes
GDP: Gross Domestic Product in Market Exchange Rates (MER) and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
Source: CDIAC Data; Le Quéré et al 2013; Global Carbon Project 2013
8. Top Fossil Fuel Emitters (Absolute)
Top five emitters in 2012 covered 63% of global emissions
China (27%), United States (14%), EU28 (10%), India (6%), Russia (5%)
With leap year adjustment in 2012 growth rates are: China 5.6%, USA -4.0%, EU -1.6%, India 7.4%, Russia 4.8%.
Source: CDIAC Data; Le Quéré et al 2013; Global Carbon Project 2013
9. Top Fossil Fuel Emitters (Per Capita)
Average per capita emissions in 2012
China is growing rapidly and the US is declining fast
Source: CDIAC Data; Le Quéré et al 2013; Global Carbon Project 2013
10. Historical Cumulative Emissions by Country
Cumulative emissions from fossil-fuel and cement were distributed (1870–2012):
USA (26%), EU28 (23%), China (11%), Russia (8%), and India (4%) covering 71% of the total share
Cumulative emissions (1990–2012) were distributed USA (20%), EU28 (15%), China (18%), Russia (6%), India (5%)
Source: CDIAC Data; Le Quéré et al 2013; Global Carbon Project 2013
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The mitigation challange
• “Common but differentiated” leads to
fragmented policies
• Strong, weak, none
• Global commons
• “Free rider” problems
• Relevant in a global economy
• Carbon leakage
• Competiveness concerns
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Dealing with fragmentation
Global emissions allocated to the goods and
services consumed in country X
Consumption = Production + Imports – Exports
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Dealing with fragmentation
Global emissions allocated to the goods and
services consumed in country X
Consumption = Production + Imports – Exports
Production
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Dealing with fragmentation
Global emissions allocated to the goods and
services consumed in country X
Consumption = Production + Imports – Exports
Production
Exp Domestic
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Dealing with fragmentation
Global emissions allocated to the goods and
services consumed in country X
Consumption = Production + Imports – Exports
Production
Exp ImpDomestic
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Dealing with fragmentation
Global emissions allocated to the goods and
services consumed in country X
Consumption = Production + Imports – Exports
Production
Exp Imp
Consumption
Domestic
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Dealing with fragmentation
Global emissions allocated to the goods and
services consumed in country X
Consumption = Production + Imports – Exports
Production
Exp Imp
Consumption
Domestic
The adjustment for
international trade is
the key factor
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Carbon leakage
• Policy-induced carbon leakage
• Caused by climate policy
• Small at today’s carbon prices
• Consumption-induced carbon leakage
• Caused by a changing division of labour
• Increased consumption, met by imports
• Large, but not related to carbon prices
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Carbon footprints and scale
• Scale is important for footprints
• Big country, small share imported
• Small country, large share imported
• City, most imported
• Household, all imported
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The emissions supply chain
Extraction Production
Consumption
(Carbon Footprint)
Production
(Territorial)
(Combustion)
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The emissions supply chain
Extraction Production
Consumption
(Carbon Footprint)
Production
(Territorial)
(Combustion)
37. Major Flows from Extraction to Production
Start of Arrow: fossil-fuel extraction
End of arrow: fossil-fuel combustion
Values for 2007. EU27 is treated as one region. Units: TgC=GtC/1000
Source: Peters et al 2012b
38. Major Flows from Production to Consumption
Start of Arrow: fossil-fuel combustion
End of arrow: goods and services consumption
Values for 2007. EU27 is treated as one region. Units: TgC=GtC/1000
Source: Peters et al 2012b
39. Major Flows from Extraction to Consumption
Start of Arrow: fossil-fuel extraction
End of arrow: goods and services consumption
Values for 2007. EU27 is treated as one region. Units: TgC=GtC/1000
Source: Peters et al 2012b
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Consumption more just?
• “Emissions should be allocated to
consumption because it is fairer”
• Consumption policies implicitly/explicitly
put a price on imports
• Developing countries are worse off!
• (they have to mitigate our consumption)
• Offset this by financial transfers
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Extraction more just?
• “It is fairer to make fossil fuel exporters
pay for the carbon they extract”
• Revenue
• Could be used for financial transfers
• Buy support for carbon price by letting
extractors keep the income
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The policy problem
• Differential carbon pricing
Countries unwilling to deepen and broaden
climate policies unilaterally
• Two main issues
• Competitiveness concerns (economic)
• Carbon leakage (environmental)
• International trade is a key factor
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Extraction
Extractors collect tax revenue
In principle easy
Production/Territorial
Easy and status quo
Fragmentation, free riders,
carbon leakage
Consumption
Puts focus on key drivers
Complex (and uncertain)
Alternate carbon policy