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Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014
Mitigation of Climate Change
©dreamstime
Youba SOKONA
Co-Chair, Working Group III
Highlights of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
United Nations Conference Centre
17-18 August 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
GHG emissions growth has
accelerated despite reduction efforts.
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
GHG emissions growth between 2000 and 2010 has been larger
than in the previous three decades.
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±4.5Gt
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
More than half of the cumulative anthropogenic emissions of
CO2 between 1750 and 2010 have occurred in the last 40 years.
4
IPCC WGIII AR5 based on Figure 5.3
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Most of the recent GHG emission growth has been driven by
growth in economic activitiy.
5
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
The long-standing trend of gradual decarbonisation of energy
has reversed recently.
6
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Limit warming to 2°C relative to pre-industrial
levels involves substantial technological,
economic and institutional challenges.
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations requires moving
away from the basline – regardless of the mitigation goal.
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Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations requires moving
away from the basline – regardless of the mitigation goal.
9
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations requires moving
away from the basline – regardless of the mitigation goal.
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~3°C
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Delaying mitigation increases the difficulty and narrows the
options for limiting warming to 2°C.
11
„immediate action“
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Delaying mitigation increases the difficulty and narrows the
options for limiting warming to 2°C.
12
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Delaying mitigation increases the difficulty and narrows the
options for limiting warming to 2°C.
13
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Delaying mitigation is estimated to increase the difficulty and
narrow the options for limiting warming to 2°C.
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„immediate action“
„delayed mitigation“
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Delaying mitigation is estimated to increase the difficulty and
narrow the options for limiting warming to 2°C.
15
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Delaying mitigation is estimated to increase the difficulty and
narrow the options for limiting warming to 2°C.
16
Current Cancun Pledges imply
increased mitigation challenges for
reaching 2°C.
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Mitigation cost estimates vary, but do not
strongly affect global GDP growth.
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Avoiding dangerous climate change is a necessary, but not
sufficient condition for sustainable development.
18
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Co-benefits of climate change mitigation for human health could
be large and provide short-term incentives for climate policies.
19
Based on Figures SPM.6 and 12.23
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Climate change mitigation is a global
commons problem that requires
international cooperation and
coordination across scales.
Working Group III contribution to the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
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Mitigation of Climate Change: Overview of AR5 WGIII Contribution

  • 1. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change ©dreamstime Youba SOKONA Co-Chair, Working Group III Highlights of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report United Nations Conference Centre 17-18 August 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report GHG emissions growth has accelerated despite reduction efforts.
  • 3. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report GHG emissions growth between 2000 and 2010 has been larger than in the previous three decades. 3 ±4.5Gt
  • 4. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report More than half of the cumulative anthropogenic emissions of CO2 between 1750 and 2010 have occurred in the last 40 years. 4 IPCC WGIII AR5 based on Figure 5.3
  • 5. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Most of the recent GHG emission growth has been driven by growth in economic activitiy. 5
  • 6. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report The long-standing trend of gradual decarbonisation of energy has reversed recently. 6
  • 7. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Limit warming to 2°C relative to pre-industrial levels involves substantial technological, economic and institutional challenges.
  • 8. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations requires moving away from the basline – regardless of the mitigation goal. 8
  • 9. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations requires moving away from the basline – regardless of the mitigation goal. 9
  • 10. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Stabilization of atmospheric concentrations requires moving away from the basline – regardless of the mitigation goal. 10 ~3°C
  • 11. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Delaying mitigation increases the difficulty and narrows the options for limiting warming to 2°C. 11 „immediate action“
  • 12. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Delaying mitigation increases the difficulty and narrows the options for limiting warming to 2°C. 12
  • 13. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Delaying mitigation increases the difficulty and narrows the options for limiting warming to 2°C. 13
  • 14. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Delaying mitigation is estimated to increase the difficulty and narrow the options for limiting warming to 2°C. 14 „immediate action“ „delayed mitigation“
  • 15. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Delaying mitigation is estimated to increase the difficulty and narrow the options for limiting warming to 2°C. 15
  • 16. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Delaying mitigation is estimated to increase the difficulty and narrow the options for limiting warming to 2°C. 16 Current Cancun Pledges imply increased mitigation challenges for reaching 2°C.
  • 17. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Mitigation cost estimates vary, but do not strongly affect global GDP growth.
  • 18. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Avoiding dangerous climate change is a necessary, but not sufficient condition for sustainable development. 18
  • 19. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Co-benefits of climate change mitigation for human health could be large and provide short-term incentives for climate policies. 19 Based on Figures SPM.6 and 12.23
  • 20. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report Climate change mitigation is a global commons problem that requires international cooperation and coordination across scales.
  • 21. Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change ©dreamstime www.mitigation2014.org Overview of findings of AR5 WGIII

Editor's Notes

  1. The exploration of the map of mitigation responses in Working Group 3, starts with the observation of how GHG emission trends have developed over time – particularly over the last decade. This assessment shows that GHG emission growth has accelerated recently despite a growing number of climate policies at different levels. [This does not necessarily mean that these efforts have been ineffective – there is no clear evidence on the effectiveness of mitigation policies]
  2. GHG emissions have grown faster between 2000 and 2010 than in the previous three decades. While the average annual increase in GHG emissions has been 1.3%/yr between 1970 and 2000, this was 2.2%/yr between 2000 and 2010. In 2010 GHG emission reached 49Gt CO2eq with an uncertainty of roughly 10%. The largest share of GHG emissions is CO2 from fossil fuel production and industrial processes.
  3. Globally, economic and population growth continue to be the most important drivers of increases in CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. The contribution of population growth between 2000 and 2010 remained roughly identical to the previous three decades, while the contribution of economic growth has risen sharply (high confidence). Between 2000 and 2010, both drivers outpaced emission reductions from improvements in energy intensity.
  4. Increased use of coal relative to other energy sources has reversed the long-standing trend of gradual decarbonization of the world’s energy supply.
  5. But can we do anything about this? Large discussions on how dangerous interference with the climate can be avoided. The international community has agreed that this may require limiting global mean temperature increase to about 2°C . Our assessment shows that there are a range of mitigation pathways consistent with a 2°C but that this substantial technological, economic and institutional challenges. But reaching less ambitious goal still require a substantial deviation from baseline.
  6. A breadth of scenarios has been published that is consistent with 2°C goal. This scenarios are characterized by a whole set of technological, economic and institutional challenges. They requires: Fundamental transformation of the energy systems and potentially land 40-70% emission reductions by 2050 and emissions are reduced towards zero or below by the end of the century.
  7. Even reaching a 3°C goal involves similar challenges, but on a slower timescale. If we want to avoid the worst climate impacts, we need to move away from the baseline.
  8. One of the key insights from this assessment is how what we do in the short term determines the future challenge in achieving a certain climate goal. This slides shows only scenarios broadly consistent with a 2 degree goal. In cost-effective scenarios with immediate, stringent mitigation policies, GHG emissions are not growing beyond today‘s level.
  9. These scenarios require emission reductions between 2030 and 2050 of about 3% per year globally. We do not have experience with sustained emission reductions of that scale. Instead emissions so far have ccontinued to grow every decade.
  10. To achieve emission reductions between 2030 and 2050, the share of low carbon energy needs to be doubled.
  11. If we follow emission pathways where emissions continue to grow by 2030, the challenges of meeting a 2 degree target grow sustantially.
  12. Instead of required global emission reductions of 3%/yr, we need reductins of 6% per year.
  13. Instead of a doubling of the low carbon energy share between 2030 and 2050 we need to more than triple it. Such a pathway of increased mitigation policies is also more economically costly. The emission pathway of the Cancun pledges require facing such increased mitigation challenges.
  14. Long-term scenarios can be assessed in a policy-relevant, but non-prescriptive way, by outlining their technological, economic and institutional requirements. Let us first look at the different characteristics of emission pathways. In most baseline scenarios GHG emissions continue to grow over the 21st century leading to atmospheric concentrations of 1000ppm CO2eq and more.