Carbon budgets for the 1.5°C limit
This technical note looks at the estimates of the remaining warming that have been used in the IPCC AR5 and in recent studies, and evaluates the consequences for carbon budget estimates to limit warming
Emission Targets
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CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in the EU: car manufacturers' performance in 2017
The EEA recently released a preliminary dataset on the CO2 emissions performance of new passenger cars in the EU in 2017. This dataset is used by the European Commission to monitor and evaluate whether
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Costs of emission reduction technologies for diesel engines used in non-road vehicles and equipment
Diesel engines used to power non-road equipment and vehicles, such as agricultural tractors and construction equipment, are a significant source of air pollutant emissions. Several regions around the world,
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The impact of Nationally Determined Contributions on the energy sector: implications for ADB and its developing member countries
In Asia and the Pacific, 38 developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have committed to take mitigation actions through nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the
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Achieving U.S. emissions targets with a carbon tax
Achieving U.S. Emissions Targets with a Carbon Tax provides insight on how incorporating emissions target mechanism into a strong national carbon tax can help ensure intended emission cuts are achieved.
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Australia’s rising greenhouse gas emissions
This working paper profiles seven of Australia’s largest emitting sectors, focusing on whether emissions are going up or down in each sector and the reasons for the observed trends. It also assesses what
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A step closer to Paris: an assessment of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 associated with a 35% renewable energy target and an 35% energy efficiency target
The EU has set key targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, as well as for the share of renewable energy and the improvement of energy efficiency. The aim of the EU is to reduce GHG emissions
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Carbon future in black and white
<p>Making sense of recent energy trends can seem like a high-stakes Rorschach test. Some experts see the boom in renewable energy and the shift away from coal in many countries as evidence that the world
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Carbon clampdown: closing the gap to a Paris compliant EU-ETS
EU carbon prices are set to double by 2021 and could quadruple to €55 a tonne by 2030 if the European Commission ultimately legislates to align the bloc’s current emissions targets with the Paris climate
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Risks from climate extremes change differently from 1.5°C to 2.0°C depending on rarity
<p>Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have agreed to hold the “increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre‐industrial levels