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DOI	10.1039/c7ee02278f
	Time for global action: An optimised cooperative approach towards effective climate change mitigation
	Galán-Martín A.; Pozo C.; Azapagic A.; Grossmann I.E.; Mac Dowell N.; Guillén-Gosálbez G.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	17545692
起始页码	572
结束页码	581
卷号	11 期号:3
英文摘要	The difficulties in climate change negotiations together with the recent withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Agreement call for new cooperative mechanisms to enable a resilient international response. In this study we propose an approach to aid such negotiations based on quantifying the benefits of interregional cooperation and distributing them among the participants in a fair manner. Our approach is underpinned by advanced optimisation techniques that automate the screening of millions of alternatives for differing levels of cooperation, ultimately identifying the most cost-effective solutions for meeting emission targets. We apply this approach to the Clean Power Plan, a related act in the U.S. aiming at curbing carbon emissions from electricity generation, but also being withdrawn. We find that, with only half of the states cooperating, the cost of electricity generation could be reduced by US$41 billion per year, while simultaneously cutting carbon emissions by 68% below 2012 levels. These win-win scenarios are attained by sharing the emission targets and trading electricity among the states, which allows exploiting regional advantages. Fair sharing of dividends may be used as a key driver to spur cooperation since the global action to mitigate climate change becomes beneficial for all participants. Even if global cooperation remains elusive, it is worth trying since the mere cooperation of a few states leads to significant benefits for both the U.S. economy and the climate. These findings call on the U.S. to reconsider its withdrawal but also boost individual states to take initiative even in the absence of federal action. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018.
英文关键词	Cost effectiveness; Electric power generation; Climate change mitigation; Cooperative mechanisms; Cost of electricity; Cost-effective solutions; Electricity generation; Global cooperation; Interregional cooperation; Optimisation techniques; Climate change; action plan; carbon emission; climate change; cost analysis; electricity generation; environmental economics; international agreement; international cooperation; mitigation; national economy; negotiation process; optimization; participatory approach; United States
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy & Environmental Science
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/190294
作者单位	Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom; School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Mill Sackville Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom; Centre for Advanced Process Decision-Making, Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 1NA, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Galán-Martín A.,Pozo C.,Azapagic A.,et al. Time for global action: An optimised cooperative approach towards effective climate change mitigation[J],2018,11(3).
APA	Galán-Martín A.,Pozo C.,Azapagic A.,Grossmann I.E.,Mac Dowell N.,&Guillén-Gosálbez G..(2018).Time for global action: An optimised cooperative approach towards effective climate change mitigation.Energy & Environmental Science,11(3).
MLA	Galán-Martín A.,et al."Time for global action: An optimised cooperative approach towards effective climate change mitigation".Energy & Environmental Science 11.3(2018).