Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report © dreamstime Priyadarshi R. Shukla and Jim Skea IPCC WGIII Co-Chairs Understanding Climate Change & Enabling Climate Actions with a Special Focus on Mountain Systems of the Hindu Kush Himalayas Outreach event on IPCC Role and Findings, 11 Apr 2017 to 13 Apr 2017, Kathmandu (Nepal) Options for Mitigation: What Can Be Done to Reduce GHG Emissions?
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Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
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Priyadarshi R. Shukla and Jim SkeaIPCC WGIII Co-Chairs
Understanding Climate Change & Enabling Climate Actions with a Special Focus on Mountain Systems of the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Outreach event on IPCC Role and Findings, 11 Apr 2017 to 13 Apr 2017, Kathmandu (Nepal)
Options for Mitigation: What Can Be Done to Reduce GHG Emissions?
Working Group III contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Emissions growth has accelerated in the last decade – driven by CO2 from fossil fuel combustion
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Stabilising the atmosphere means moving away from business-as-usual – regardless of how ambitious we are.
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40-70% reduction
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Emission patterns would need to change throughout the economy.
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Reducing energy demand is key
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Decarbonization of energy supply would be needed.
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Decarbonization of energy supply would be needed.
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Substantial reductions in emissions would require large changes in investment patterns.
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Climate change mitigation can bring co-benefits – health, energy security and other societal goals.
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Based on Figures SPM.6 and 12.23
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Plans and strategies have expanded since 2007.
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