Why Countries Need Deep Decarbonization Pathways to 2050 (1)

This chapter looks at some of the results of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP), discussing in detail the country-specific ways in which the transition to low-carbon economies are being made while countries continue to grow their economies. How can high-level strategies be applied to particular countries with vastly different national socio-economic circumstances, resource endowments, and political situations? If the 2 degree goal is to be met, all the large emitting countries need to have good strategies to achieve their economic objectives and the goals of deep emission reductions. Deep decarbonization pathways (DDPs) are blueprints for each country to map out their transition, and COP21 in Paris will encourage each country to adopt one to mid-century. Deep decarbonization is not about incremental change or small deviations from business-as-usual; we need to achieve long-term objective that are consistent with the 2-degree limit. The DDPs need to be backcast from the global 2 degree goal and will need to be continually revised and updated based upon results from climate science and new technological innovations along the way. They’re also a critical instrument to enable a public policy discussion on how best to achieve these emission reduction objectives between all the relevant stakeholders. This video is part of the module Deep Decarbonization Pathways: Country Case Studies. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be considered open content. However, the video is freely available for viewing or sharing with individuals or groups for educational purposes, such as in a classroom, workshop, or training. Please give attribution to the SDG Academy. Content may not be used for commercial purposes.

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