Paris climate agreement and global environmental efficiency: New evidence from fuzzy regression discontinuity design

M Salman, X Long, G Wang, D Zha - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The most remarkable global climate agreement to date, the Paris Agreement of 2015
requires all countries to set emissions-reduction commitments. However, experts say that the …

Updated nationally determined contributions collectively raise ambition levels but need strengthening further to keep Paris goals within reach

MGJ den Elzen, I Dafnomilis, N Forsell… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2022 - Springer
By January 2022, 156 countries had submitted new or updated nationally determined
contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. This study analyses the greenhouse gas …

100 important questions about Bitcoin's energy use and ESG impacts

MA Rudd - Challenges, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bitcoin critics have argued that energy-intensive Bitcoin production and adoption will
exacerbate global warming. Conversely, Bitcoin advocates have been dismayed by critics' …

Good practice policies to bridge the emissions gap in key countries

LB Baptista, R Schaeffer, HL van Soest… - Global Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
One key aspect of the Paris Agreement is the goal to limit the global average temperature
increase to well below 2° C by the end of the century. To achieve the Paris Agreement goals …

[HTML][HTML] System-level effects of increased energy efficiency in global low-carbon scenarios: A model comparison

F Dalla Longa, P Fragkos, LP Nogueira… - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supporting investments in energy efficiency is considered a robust strategy to achieve a
successful transition to low-carbon energy systems in line with the Paris Agreement …

[HTML][HTML] Developing scenarios in the context of the Paris Agreement and application in the integrated assessment model IMAGE: a framework for bridging the policy …

M Roelfsema, HL van Soest, M den Elzen… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The framework presented in this study aims to provide insights into how climate policy is
represented in integrated assessment models, responding to the call to link model scenarios …

Spatiotemporally optimize water-nitrogen management of crop planting in response to carbon emissions mitigation

Y Fan, L He, Y Liu, S Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas emissions from irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer applications in agriculture
are attracting increasing attention, and the development of low-carbon agriculture has …

Decarbonizing the international shipping and aviation sectors

P Fragkos - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Paris Agreement requires a drastic reduction of global carbon emissions towards the
net zero transition by mid-century, based on the large-scale transformation of the global …

[PDF][PDF] Analysing the systemic implications of energy efficiency and circular economy strategies in the decarbonisation context.

P Fragkos - AIMS Energy, 2022 - aimspress.com
Analysing the systemic implications of energy efficiency and circular economy strategies in the
decarbonisation context Page 1 AIMS Energy, 10(2): 191–218. DOI: 10.3934/energy.2022011 …

Stranded crude oil resources and just transition: Why do crude oil quality, climate ambitions and land-use emissions matter

R Draeger, BSL Cunha, E Müller-Casseres… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Phasing-out fossil fuels is key to limiting global warming to 1.5° C. Recent studies indicated
huge amounts of unextracted oil resources in deep mitigation scenarios. However, crude oil …