The document analyzes the co-benefits achieved and potential additional co-benefits of countries' INDCs by 2030 related to cost savings from fossil fuel imports, prevented deaths from air pollution, and jobs created in renewable energy. It finds that the INDCs of EU, US, China, Canada, and Japan could achieve $41 billion in cost savings, prevent 115,000 air pollution deaths, and create 1 million renewable energy jobs by 2030 compared to current policies, but a 100% renewable scenario could more than double these benefits. It concludes that considering these co-benefits could increase climate ambition.

1. Assessing the achieved and missed
co-benefits of INDCs
Combined results for:
EU, US, China, Canada, Japan
Co-benefits in 2030 (per year)
Cost savings from fossil
fuel imports
Prevented deaths from
air pollution
Jobs created in the
renewable energy sector
Achieved by INDCs
(compared to current policies)
USD 41 billion 115,000 deaths 1 million jobs
Potential in 100% renewable scenario
(additional to INDC)
USD 514 billion 1.3 million deaths 3 million jobs
Current
policies
INDC
scenario
100%renewable
scenario
Achieved
benefits
Missed
(potential)
benefits
2030
2012
Co-benefits
Published March 2015
and June 2015
Consideration of co-benefits
can reduce perceived costs and
increase ambition
The “missed” co-benefits are
scales larger than those
achieved by the countries
analysed
Supported by CAN international
Example of
methodology
http://newclimate.org/2015/03/27/indc-cobenefits/