Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries

This paper provides perspectives on the role of Latin American and Latin American countries in meeting global abatement goals, based on the scenarios developed through the CLIMACAP–LAMP modeling study. Abatement potential in Latin America, among other things, is influenced by its development status,...

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Main Authors: Clarke, L., McFarland, J, Octaviano, C, Ruijvend, B. van, Beach, Robert H., Daenzer, Kathryn, Herreras Martínez, S., Lucena, A, Kitous, A, Labriet, M, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Mundraa, A, Zwaan, B. van der
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76300
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author Clarke, L.
McFarland, J
Octaviano, C
Ruijvend, B. van
Beach, Robert H.
Daenzer, Kathryn
Herreras Martínez, S.
Lucena, A
Kitous, A
Labriet, M
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Mundraa, A
Zwaan, B. van der
author_browse Beach, Robert H.
Clarke, L.
Daenzer, Kathryn
Herreras Martínez, S.
Kitous, A
Labriet, M
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Lucena, A
McFarland, J
Mundraa, A
Octaviano, C
Ruijvend, B. van
Zwaan, B. van der
author_facet Clarke, L.
McFarland, J
Octaviano, C
Ruijvend, B. van
Beach, Robert H.
Daenzer, Kathryn
Herreras Martínez, S.
Lucena, A
Kitous, A
Labriet, M
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Mundraa, A
Zwaan, B. van der
author_sort Clarke, L.
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description This paper provides perspectives on the role of Latin American and Latin American countries in meeting global abatement goals, based on the scenarios developed through the CLIMACAP–LAMP modeling study. Abatement potential in Latin America, among other things, is influenced by its development status, the large contributions of non-CO2 and land use change CO2 emissions, and energy endowments. In most scenarios in this study, the economic potential to reduce fossil fuel CO2 as well as non-CO2 emissions in Latin America in 2050 is lower than in the rest of the world (in total) when measured against 2010 emissions, due largely to higher emission growth in Latin America than in the rest of the world in the absence of abatement. The potential to reduce land use change CO2 emissions is complicated by a wide range of factors and is not addressed in this paper (land use emissions are largely addressed in a companion paper). The study confirms the results of previous research that the variation in abatement costs across models may vary by an order of magnitude or more, limiting the value of these assessments and supporting continued calls for research on the degree to which models are effectively representing key local circumstances that influence costs and available abatement options. Finally, a review of policies in place in several Latin American countries at the time of this writing finds that they would be of varying success in meeting the emission levels proposed by the most recent IPCC reports to limit global temperature change to 2 °C.
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spelling CGSpace763002024-05-01T08:19:15Z Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries Clarke, L. McFarland, J Octaviano, C Ruijvend, B. van Beach, Robert H. Daenzer, Kathryn Herreras Martínez, S. Lucena, A Kitous, A Labriet, M Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María Mundraa, A Zwaan, B. van der This paper provides perspectives on the role of Latin American and Latin American countries in meeting global abatement goals, based on the scenarios developed through the CLIMACAP–LAMP modeling study. Abatement potential in Latin America, among other things, is influenced by its development status, the large contributions of non-CO2 and land use change CO2 emissions, and energy endowments. In most scenarios in this study, the economic potential to reduce fossil fuel CO2 as well as non-CO2 emissions in Latin America in 2050 is lower than in the rest of the world (in total) when measured against 2010 emissions, due largely to higher emission growth in Latin America than in the rest of the world in the absence of abatement. The potential to reduce land use change CO2 emissions is complicated by a wide range of factors and is not addressed in this paper (land use emissions are largely addressed in a companion paper). The study confirms the results of previous research that the variation in abatement costs across models may vary by an order of magnitude or more, limiting the value of these assessments and supporting continued calls for research on the degree to which models are effectively representing key local circumstances that influence costs and available abatement options. Finally, a review of policies in place in several Latin American countries at the time of this writing finds that they would be of varying success in meeting the emission levels proposed by the most recent IPCC reports to limit global temperature change to 2 °C. 2016-05 2016-07-27T19:18:09Z 2016-07-27T19:18:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76300 en Open Access Elsevier Clarke L, McFarland J, Octaviano C, van Ruijvend B, Beache R, Daenzerf K, Herreras Martínez S, Lucena A, Kitous A, Labriet M, Loboguerrero AM, Mundraa A, van der Zwaanl B. 2016. Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries. Energy Economics 56:513–525.
spellingShingle Clarke, L.
McFarland, J
Octaviano, C
Ruijvend, B. van
Beach, Robert H.
Daenzer, Kathryn
Herreras Martínez, S.
Lucena, A
Kitous, A
Labriet, M
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Mundraa, A
Zwaan, B. van der
Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries
title Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries
title_full Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries
title_fullStr Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries
title_full_unstemmed Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries
title_short Long-term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in Latin American countries
title_sort long term abatement potential and current policy trajectories in latin american countries
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76300
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