The majority of global energy scenarios anticipate a structural break in the relationship
between energy consumption and gross domestic product (GDP), with several scenarios …

With global climate change becoming increasingly serious, carbon neutrality, a key strategy
to mitigate climate change, has attracted widespread attention. However, due to the …

Abstract Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to limit global warming to well below
2° C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° C relative to pre-industrial …

Sensitivity analysis (SA) is en route to becoming an integral part of mathematical modeling.
The tremendous potential benefits of SA are, however, yet to be fully realized, both for …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

Earlier studies have noted potential adverse impacts of land-related emissions mitigation
strategies on food security, particularly due to food price increases—but without …

The COP26 Glasgow process resulted in many countries strengthening their 2030
emissions reduction targets and announcing net-zero pledges for 2050–2070 but it is not …

Mitigation scenarios that achieve the ambitious targets included in the Paris Agreement
typically rely on greenhouse gas emission reductions combined with net carbon dioxide …

A rapid global energy transition, including the ramping up of electricity generation from
renewables, is needed to limit global warming to 2° C or 1.5° C. However, renewable …

Land use is at the core of various sustainable development goals. Long-term climate
foresight studies have structured their recent analyses around five socio-economic pathways …