Best practice indicators at the sectoral level and where countries stand
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Best practice indicators at the sectoral level and where countries standSide Event
1 December 2015, 18.30 – 20.30
Sebastian Sterl & Markus Hagemann
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Agenda
• Best practice of what? – Selecting sectoral indicators to describe decarbonization trends.
• What is best practice? – Defining best practice by indicator
• Decarbonization and best practice in selected sectors– Electricity sector – Transport sector
• Summary• Moving forward - A tool everybody can use to
understand best practice in a country context
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Understanding decarbonisation trends
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Pledge (if available)Current policy (if available)
Required for 2°C
Global average
2010 2050
Current best practice
Different countries
Activity indicator
Pledge (if available)Current policy (if available)
Required for 2°C
Global average
2010 2050
Current best practice
Intensity indicator
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Overview of comprehensive indicator list
• 5 sectors plus sub-sector
• 35 indicators – At least 1 intensity and activity indicator per sector– 6 macro level indicators to describe country level trends
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Defining best practice – example electricity, emission intensity
Best practice type Description/ Reasoning Applied to indicator
Countries chosen for Best practice
Country w/ nuclear power
A number of countries have decided to use nuclear as a main source of their energy mix
[gCO2/kWh]
[% renewables]
France
Country w/ large hydro potential
A number of countries have a large hydro power potentials
[gCO2/kWh]
[% renewables]
Norway, Brazil, Sweden
w/o nuclear or large hydro
A number of countries do not have any hydro power potential nor have included nuclear energy in their mix
[gCO2/kWh]
[% renewables]
Denmark, Germany [gCO2 / kWh]
Philippines, EU [% RE]
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Example electricity – emission intensity
• E.g. EU:– Historic emission intensity below global average but well
above what is possible according to best practice – Future projected policy path in line with what 2°C scenarios
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1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
[gCO
2 / k
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Electricity - Electricity emission intensity [CO2 emissions per unit electricity produced] EU
Global average
Current policies
Pledge
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Nuclear
Large hydro potential
Large hydro potential
Large hydro potential
w/o nuclear or large hydropotentail
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Defining best practice – example transport (road)• Modal split [% private cars and motorcycles]:
– Value: 58% – Source: share as currently (2010) in Japan
• CO2 emission per vehicle kilometer [kgCO2/vkm] – Value: 0.208 – Source: Emission intensity of (2010) in EU
• Biofuels and electrification in road transport [% biofuels/elec.] – Value: 18.9% – Source: Share of biofuels in (2010) in Brazil
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Example transport – emission intensity of LDVs
• E.g. USA– Historically high emission levels, much higher than best
practive – Future policy projections though in line with 2 degree and
better than current best practice
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1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
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CO2
/ vkm
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Transport: Road - Road transport intensity (emissions) [CO2 emission per vehicle kilometre]
USA
Global average
Current policies
Pledge
Required for 2 ºC pathway
Required for 2 ºC pathway
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Conclusions
• Sectoral decarbonization indicators allow to identify important trends that are not apparent at the macro level
• They provide a more nuanced and help to understand driver behind emissions pathways a lot better.
• Defining best practice levels for this indicators allow to identify how and where countries can increase their ambition
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Additional information
• Policy brief “Faster & Cleaner”
• How decarbonization is happening faster than expected
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Climate Action Tracker databaseWEBSITE presentation
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BACKUP slides
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Approach to selecting impactful indicators
Guiding questions
Guiding questions for identifying indicators- How easy is it to get
access to data for the indicators?
- How relevant are indicators with regard to policy design and evaluation?
- Can we identify best practices and how meaningful is it?
Long list of indicators
Establish a long list of all possible indicators• Macro vs
Sector
• Activity & Intensity
Selection of indicators
Assess data availability:Need consistent and coherent data for a significant fraction of countries on:• Historical development • Current best practice• 2 degree compatibility pathwayEvaluate policy relevance:• Will policies actually influence indicator
development?• Can policies be evaluated by tracking
indicators?
Application to countries
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Assess data availability
Evaluate policy relevance
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Overview of sectoral best practice indicatorsSector Indicator Definition UnitIndustry: Cement Cement activity Amount of cement produced per capita t product / capIndustry: Cement Cement intensity CO2 emissions per unit cement produced kg CO2 / t productIndustry: Steel Steel activity Amount of steel produced per capita t product / capIndustry: Steel Steel intensity CO2 emissions per unit steel produced kg CO2 / t product
Industry: Chemicals Chemicals intensityCO2 emissions in chemical sector per added value gCO2 / USD2012
Industry: Chemicals Chemicals activity n.a. n.a.Oil and Gas Oil and Gas intensity Fugitive GHG emissions tCO2e / ktoeOil and Gas Oil and Gas activity n.a. n.a.Electricity Electricity activity Electricity demand per capita kWh / cap
Electricity Electricity emission intensityCO2 emissions per unit electricity produced gCO2 / kWh
Electricity Electricity renewable intensity Renewables in electricity generation % renewables
Transport: Road Road transport activity Modal split% private cars and motorcycles
Transport: RoadRoad transport intensity (emissions) CO2 emission per vehicle kilometre kg CO2 / vkm
Transport: RoadRoad transport intensity (biofuel/electrification)
Biofuels and electrification in road transport % biofuels/elec.
Transport: Aviation Aviation biofuel intensity Biofuels and electrification in aviation % biofuels/elec.Transport: Aviation Aviation activity Passenger flux per capita pkm / cap
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Overview of sectoral best practice indicators – cont.
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Sector Indicator Definition UnitBuildings Buildings activity (residential) Residential building area per capita m² / capBuildings Buildings activity (commercial) Commercial building area per capita m² / cap
Buildings Buildings intensity (residential)CO2 emissions per residential building area kg CO2 / m²
Buildings Buildings intensity (commercial)CO2 emissions per commercial building area kg CO2 / m²
Buildings Buildings intensity (per capita)Total building CO2 emissions per capita t CO2 / cap
Forestry Forestry activity Forest area (indexed to base year)ha of forest (indexed to 1990)
Forestry Forestry intensity n.a. n.a.
AgricultureAgriculture activity (meat): consumption Meat calorie consumption per capita meat kcal / cap / day
AgricultureAgriculture activity (total): consumption Total calorie consumption per capita kcal / cap / day
AgricultureAgriculture activity (meat): production Meat production per capita meat kg / cap / day
Agriculture Agriculture intensity (total)Tonnes of GHG emission per valued added
tCO2e / thousand USD2012
Waste Waste activity Amount of waste per capita t waste / cap
Waste Waste intensity Methane emissions per unit of wastetCH4 from landfill / t waste
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