Best practice indicators at the sectoral level and where countries stand

Best practice indicators at the sectoral level and where countries standSide Event

1 December 2015, 18.30 – 20.30

Sebastian Sterl & Markus Hagemann

Markus Hagemann

update temperature

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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


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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Electricity - Electricity emission intensity [CO2 emissions per unit electricity produced] EU

Global average

Current policies

Pledge

Required for 2 ºC pathway


Nuclear

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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Transport: Road - Road transport intensity (emissions) [CO2 emission per vehicle kilometre]

USA

Global average

Current policies

Pledge



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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


Markus Hagemann

Add screem shot

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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


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.


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

Best practice indicators at the sectoral level and where countries stand

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