Institutional decarbonization scenarios evaluated against the Paris Agreement 1.5 °C goal.

ABSTRACT: Scientifically rigorous guidance to policy makers on mitigation options for meeting the Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal requires an evaluation of long-term global-warming implications of greenhouse gas emissions pathways. Here we employ a uniform and transparent methodology to evaluate Paris Agreement compatibility of influential institutional emission scenarios from the grey literature, including those from Shell, BP, and the International Energy Agency. We compare a selection of these scenarios analysed with this methodology to the Integrated Assessment Model scenarios assessed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We harmonize emissions to a consistent base-year and account for all greenhouse gases and aerosol precursor emissions, ensuring a self-consistent compar

SUBMITTER: Brecha RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381752 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature