Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project
Carbon Management Canada has joined with national teams of experts from around the world to imagine then model a future where countries have achieved deep decarbonization while remaining prosperous. Led by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global initiative for the United Nations, and supported by the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) in France, the International Energy Agency, and the World Business Counsel for Sustainable Development, fifteen countries and over 34 organizations worldwide are working to develop such scenarios from the bottom up, nation by nation.
Objectives
The ultimate objective of the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project (DDPP) is to help countries to adopt and implement long-term policies to achieve deep decarbonization by mid-century. An intermediate objective is to support a positive outcome of the UNFCCC international climate negotiations at COP-21 in Paris by 2015 by helping national decision makers and the international community to understand what deep decarbonization implies for individual countries and regions. Most fundamentally, the project seeks to promote processes of “problem solving” on how to achieve deep decarbonization in as many countries as possible.
To accomplish these goals, the DDPP team proposes a coordinated international modeling effort in which each country analyzes what it must do to achieve an emissions trajectory consistent with the 2°C target.
These decarbonization pathways will:
- Provide information that decision makers want and are useful for COP-21
- Model the infrastructure and technology path and cost for each country to achieve its target
- Make mitigation options and costs transparent across countries
- Identify priority areas for technology R&D and commercialization
- Build a foundation for on-going joint analysis of national mitigation pathways
CMC seeks funding for DDPP
Carbon Management Canada is actively seeking funding from industry and government sources alike to support this important project. If you are interested in receiving a more detailed briefing or discussing this further, contact:
Richard Adamson at Richard.Adamson@cmcghg.com
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