Co-benefits of increased ambitionAchieved and missed benefits of INDCs

Thomas Day, 25 May 2016, Carbon Expo

Background

Considerable time invested in analysis of mitigation costs.

Mitigation policy making typically neglects to consider the potential benefits of mitigation action.

Estimating other benefits could:

• increase willingness to undertake ambitious mitigation actions

• increase the cost efficiency of doing so

• accelerate implementation.

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Aims of the project

Develop methodologies for the indicativequantification of co-benefits

Major gap reported by many stakeholders

Could be used in projects attached to carbon pricing or market mechanisms

Demonstrate the role for a thorough consideration of co-benefits in climate policy planning to increase ambition

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What was assessed

Cost savings through reduction of fossil fuel imports

Premature deaths from ambient air pollution prevented

Creation of decent green jobs in the renewable energy sector

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3 Benefits

11 Countries

US, EU, Canada, Japan, Chile,

Australia, South Africa, Turkey,

China, Switzerland, India

Methodologies

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Analysis of three scenarios

Methodologies

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Benefit calculations

Full, repeatable methodologies available in the Annex of the full length repot (online).

Focus on indicative, rather than scientifically precise calculation methodologies

Determination of energy

related CO2

emissions under 3

scenarios

Assumed emissions of

local air pollutants, SO2

and NOx

Assumed PM2.5

concentrations based

Contribution of PM2.5

concentrations to death rate

E.g. Premature deaths due to air pollution

Results

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Detailed results preview

Detailed results available for all three indicators in all 11 countries.

See full-length report

Results summary

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Cost savings from fossil fuel imports

Results summary

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Reduced premature deaths from ambient air pollution

Results summary

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Creation of decent green jobs in renewable energy

Recap

Consideration of co-benefits can reduce perceived costs and increase ambition

Major role for indicative quantification tools

The “missed” co-benefits are scales larger than those achieved by the countries analysed

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Thank you for your attention!

Contact details:

Thomas Day

t.day@newclimate.org

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