Global Fossil Fuel Reduction Pathways

This research paper analyzes mitigation scenarios from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report to evaluate the speed, trajectory, and feasibility of fossil fuel reduction pathways necessary to limit global warming to 2 °C or below.

• The study analyzes scenarios aimed at limiting warming to 2 °C or below, noting that pathways allowing for higher gas levels rely on increased carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR). However, these pathways may suffer from inadequate model representation of technology adoption, diffusion, path dependencies, and regional CO2 storage capacity.
• The researchers conclude that there is a necessity to implement clear, unambiguous benchmarks for the reduction of coal, oil, and gas production and usage in both the near and long term, in addition to other climate mitigation goals.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Global Fossil Fuel Reduction Pathways. https://www.sei.org/publications/global-fossil-fuel-reduction-pathways/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Global Fossil Fuel Reduction Pathways. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/global-fossil-fuel-reduction-pathways/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023global, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Global Fossil Fuel Reduction Pathways}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/global-fossil-fuel-reduction-pathways/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }