Print Email Facebook Twitter Facilitating the process of carbon abatement policymaking by exposing the complexities of GHG reduction Title Facilitating the process of carbon abatement policymaking by exposing the complexities of GHG reduction Author Swart, Freek (TU Delft Technology, Policy and Management) Contributor Chappin, E.J.L. (mentor) de Vries, G. (graduation committee) Bouwmans, I. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Complex Systems Engineering and Management (CoSEM) Date 2019-08-14 Abstract Binding climate agreements and the necessity to lower greenhouse gas emission levels requires increasing implementation of carbon abatement options and supporting policies on a global level. Due to the wide range of possible strategies, policymakers experience problems in choosing the right carbonabatement strategy. This challenge has led to the creation of the Y-factor, which provides a high-level overview of the complexities to deal with when implementing abatement options. However, the YFactor has not yet reached the stage of development to be ready for an introduction into the policy arena. It has not yet established a reputation, and is still relatively underdeveloped in comparison with alternatives and has no proven functionality in real-world situations. By applying the theoretical framework of the policy cycle, conducting focus group sessions and interviews with policymakers, this research has tested the applicability of the Y-factor for policymaking. This led to the conclusion that the Y-factor method could very well assist policymakers in the phase of policy formulation by highlighting the most important implementation barriers and facilitating discussions on how to tackle these. To increase its reliability and subsequently improve its usability for policymakers, it is advised to create carbon abatement reference curves on a national level. Subject Sustainable transitionPolicy cycleMarginal abatement cost curvesY-factorClimate strategy To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a39f65de-2dda-4042-b2a9-b6357ba6ce0e Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2019 Freek Swart Files PDF Thesis_Freek_Swart.pdf 2.84 MB PDF Scientific_Article_Freek_Swart.pdf 350.13 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a39f65de-2dda-4042-b2a9-b6357ba6ce0e/datastream/OBJ1/view