Deep Decarbonization Pathways network publishes paper on strategies to combat climate change

Entitled 'A pathway design framework for national low greenhouse gas emission development strategies', the paper was published on 25 March 2019 in the journal Nature Climate Change. It includes contributions from two UCL Energy Institute academics: Steve Pye and Gabrial Anandarajah. Commenting on the publication, they said:

With the need for countries to develop more ambitious climate strategies, beyond the NDCs, this paper sets out how this can be done by the use of a framework that prioritises national development objectives. Reflecting on the experiences of 16 countries, including the UK, it shows how deep decarbonisation pathways can be developed to meet the global objectives of the Paris Agreement. “With the need for countries to develop more ambitious climate strategies, beyond the NDCs, this paper sets out how this can be done, by the use of a framework that prioritises national development objectives. Reflecting on the experiences of 16 countries, including the UK, it shows how deep decarbonisation pathways can be developed to meet the global objectives of the Paris Agreement.

The research responds to the Paris agenda requiring countries to formulate “long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies” so as to become carbon-neutral as soon as possible after 2050. The framework set out by the DDP ensures that these take country circumstances and national development objectives into account, and can be used for engagement with stakeholders and policy.

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About the DDPP

Formed in 2014, the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) is a global collaboration of energy research teams charting practical pathways to major reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The UCL Energy Institute represents the UK in the network, which is comprised of research institutions from sixteen of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas-emitting countries. The DDPP operates today in around 40 countries, and is coordinated by the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI.org) in Paris.

More information

• Download the IDDRI press release (PDF, 620KB)
• View the paper on the Nature Climate Change website
• Find out more about the Deep Decarbonization Project
• See Steve Pye's academic profile
• See Gabrial Anandarajah's academic profile

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