Model-based scenarios for rural electrification in developing countries
Promoting access to modern energy forms in developing countries to replace traditional fuels is high on the political agenda. This paper describes the development and application of a global model for…
National GHG emissions reduction pledges and 2°C: comparison of studies
This article provides further detail on expected global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels in 2020, based on the Emissions Gap Report (United Nations Environment Programme, December 2010), assuming…
Exploration of pathways towards a clean economy by 2050: How to realise a climate-neutral Netherlands
The Netherlands is capable of achieving an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is possible by implementing a mix of reduced energy demand, use of biomass, carbon capture and…
EU Resource efficiency perspectives in a global context
Resource Efficiency is one of the flagship projects of the European Commission. On this subject, the expected global development of five related aspects has been mapped by the PBL: energy, land use…
Cutting emissions by 2020 to a level that could keep a global, 21st century temperature rise under two degrees Celsius is technologically and economically feasible, according to a comprehensive study…
Forks in the Road - Alternative routes for international climate policies
Several scenarios are possible for future international climate policies, each with a different role in the climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC…
Climate policy after Kyoto – Analytical insights into key issues in the climate negotiations
Limiting global warming to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels is the objective agreed on in international climate negotiations. Due to upward revisions of greenhouse gas emission projections in emerging…
Emission pathways consistent with a 2 degree Celsius global temperature limit
As part of the current climate negotiations, it has been agreed that countries should aim to keep the rise of global mean temperature to a maximum of two degree Celsius, compared to pre-industrial…
Model projections for household energy use in India
Energy use in developing countries is heterogeneous across households. Present day global energy models are mostly too aggregate to account for this heterogeneity. Here, a bottom-up model for…
Special issue of Climatic Change journal on the RCP released
A new Special issue of the journal Climatic Change describes four new key scenarios for the climate research community: the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCPs). The RCPs describe a wide range…
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