Print Email Facebook Twitter Closing the emissions gap: sectoral emission reduction potentials in 2030 for the G20 and world regions Title Closing the emissions gap: sectoral emission reduction potentials in 2030 for the G20 and world regions: An overview of potential greenhouse gas emission reductions for selected measures in the six largest economic sectors in the G20 countries and world regions Author van den Heijkant, Jelmer (TU Delft Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) Contributor Blok, Kornelis (mentor) Ramirez Ramirez, Andrea (graduation committee) Storm, Servaas (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2018-11-08 Abstract In this thesis the goal is to determine the mitigation potential, below 100$ per ton of CO2e, of nine climate mitigation measures in 2030 for the G20 and world regions across six sectors. The mitigation potentials for these measures was determined using a bottom-up approach utilizing recent literature, and where needed by up-scaling found results along assumed variables. The determined mitigation potentials are compared with the emissions gaps between a current policy scenario and scenarios limiting temperature rise below 1.5 and 2 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels. These emission gaps are estimated to be 18-22 GtCO2e, and 24-27 GtCO2e, respectively. Further, the found mitigation potentials are compared with the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris climate accord of the G20 member states. It was found that the global mitigation potential for the nine treated measures in 2030 is 19-27 GtCO2e. Subsequently, it is concluded that the emission gaps can both be closed if the mitigation potentials for the nine measures are realized, and that the NDCsof the G20 countries can be achieved in 2030 by a large margin. Finally, it is concluded that the G20 has a mitigation potential of 14.4-20 GtCO2e in 2030 and thus has a significant share in the envisioned mitigation potential. Subject paris climate accordClimate Mitigationemission reductionemissions reduction potentialsectoral emissions reduction potentialEmissions gap To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ddbd4e0f-9c7a-4d67-aa07-f2998ebd3569 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2018 Jelmer van den Heijkant Files PDF v3.0_Thesis_Final_Closing ... 1_2018.pdf 3.61 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ddbd4e0f-9c7a-4d67-aa07-f2998ebd3569/datastream/OBJ/view