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Emissions budgets for shipping in a 2°C and a 4°C global warming scenario, and implications for operational efficiency

Traut, M; Bows-Larkin, A; Anderson, K; McGlade, C; Sharmina, M; Smith, TWP; (2015) Emissions budgets for shipping in a 2°C and a 4°C global warming scenario, and implications for operational efficiency. In: Shipping in Changing Climates 2015. UCL Energy Institute: London. Green open access

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Abstract

To achieve the widely accepted goal of keeping global temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, greenhouse gas emissions must reduce drastically over the coming decades. Under this premise, the assumption that the shipping industry realises the same proportionate CO2 emission reductions as all other sectors on average has strong implications. This paper begins by considering an appropriate global CO2 emissions budget associated with a temperature rise of 2°C. Next, a range of future demand scenarios for international transport shipping are presented. Meeting the demand in any of the scenarios, while remaining within the emissions budget, requires stringent increases in overall operational efficiency. Different emissions and efficiency trajectories – with efficiency expressed in terms of the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) – in line with the 2°C target are analysed. The potential short and long term levers of operational efficiency are explored.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Emissions budgets for shipping in a 2°C and a 4°C global warming scenario, and implications for operational efficiency
Event: SCC Conference 2015
Location: Glasgow
Dates: 24 November 2015 - 26 November 2015
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.lowcarbonshipping.co.uk/index.php?optio...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Carbon budgets, 2°C, operational efficiency, EEOI, emission pathways, ghg emissions
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472832
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