Ten key short-term sectoral benchmarks to limit warming to 1.5°C

The report establishes ten sectoral benchmarks for 2020–2025 to align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, emphasizing the need for large-scale technology diffusion and sector transformations over marginal efficiency gains. Key targets include a total ban on new coal power plants, a 30% reduction in emissions from the existing coal fleet by 2025, and ensuring all new buildings are fossil-free and near-zero energy by 2020.

• To align with a 1.5°C pathway, the document identifies ten specific sectoral benchmarks for the 2020–2025 period. These include sustaining current renewable energy growth to reach a 100% share by 2050, stopping the construction of new coal power plants while reducing emissions from the existing coal fleet by 30% by 2025, and ensuring all new buildings are fossil-free and near-zero energy by 2020.
• Additional benchmarks focus on transport, land use, and industry: the last fossil fuel passenger car should be sold between 2035 and 2050, and a 1.5°C-consistent vision for shipping and aviation must be agreed upon. For land use, net deforestation must stop by 2025, and emissions from forestry and other land use must drop to 95% below 2010 levels by 2030. Industrial benchmarks require all new installations in emissions-intensive sectors to be low-carbon after 2020.
• Achieving these benchmarks requires rapid, large-scale sector transformations and the immediate introduction of zero-carbon technologies rather than incremental efficiency improvements. The authors state that there are signs these transitions are possible and, in some cases, are already occurring.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2017). Ten key short-term sectoral benchmarks to limit warming to 1.5°C. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/ten-key-short-term-sectoral-benchmarks-to-limit-warming-to-15degc

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Ten key short-term sectoral benchmarks to limit warming to 1.5°C. 2017. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/ten-key-short-term-sectoral-benchmarks-to-limit-warming-to-15degc.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2017ten, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Ten key short-term sectoral benchmarks to limit warming to 1.5°C}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/ten-key-short-term-sectoral-benchmarks-to-limit-warming-to-15degc}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }