A key challenge for climate policy is, therefore, to find ways to sustain high
decarbonisation rates for decades at a time in an economically feasible way.
«Meeting the objective... will require stronger
decarbonisation rates and accelerated penetration of renewables in all three sectors: power, transport and heat,» the report states.
My focus has been on recent global climate change and I have not thought much about the damage function,
decarbonisation rate, and expectations for proposed solutions, which I'm happy to leave to others.
The estimates of future costs and benefits of AGW depend on the damage function which we know little about and
the decarbonisation rate which could and probably will increase rapidly over the coming decades.
Four key inputs are needed (IMO): 1) climate sensitivity, 2) damage function, 3)
decarbonisation rate function, and 4) probability that the proposed policy will achieve the expected outcomes.
Decarbonisation rate function — This is given little attention by carbon tax advocates.
Not exact matches
This is in response to a question from China, which points out that the 2030 goal will entail «significantly higher»
rates of
decarbonisation than planned during 1990 - 2020.
«However, the focus should be on maximising the
rate of
decarbonisation, rather than the deployment of a particular technology, or focusing exclusively on renewable power.
Emissions scenarios compatible with 1.5 C could also require very high maximum
rates of
decarbonisation, comparable only with those seen for past emissions during short periods of recession or war.