Extreme weather anomalies act as threat multipliers, warning us to focus on low-carbon
transition and sustainable development. This study analyses the dynamic bidirectional …

Despite three decades of political efforts and a wealth of research on the causes and
catastrophic impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to …

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 …

Net anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) must approach zero by mid-century
(2050) in order to stabilize the global mean temperature at the level targeted by international …

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Existing technologies, institutions, and behavioral norms together act to constrain the rate
and magnitude of carbon emissions reductions in the coming decades. The inertia of carbon …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

As the global trend toward affordable, clean and efficient energy systems continues to
accelerate, there is a real need to enhance the holistic understanding of the nexus between …

Abstract The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide guide-posts to
society as it attempts to respond to an array of pressing challenges. One of these challenges …

In order to achieve the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement, the world must reach net‐
zero carbon emissions around mid‐century, which calls for an entirely new energy system …