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The Role of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Sinks in Meeting Climate Objectives

Abstract:
When conducting a multi-gas analysis, there are distinct advantages in moving from concentrations to radiative forcing. With the former, it is customary to use Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) for making tradeoffs among greenhouse gases. A number of studies have shown the arbitrariness of this approach and have argued that tradeoffs should be based on the contribution of each gas to achieving a particular target.1 Focusing on radiative forcing bypasses the need to rely on GWPs and provides for tradeoffs among gases based on their relative value.

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Energy Specializations: Energy Modeling – Other; Energy and the Environment – Air Emissions (other than greenhouse gases); Energy and the Environment – Policy and Regulation

JEL Codes: Q54: Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming, Q43: Energy and the Macroeconomy, Q41: Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices, Q52: Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects, Q35: Hydrocarbon Resources

Keywords: Non-CO2 greenhouse gases, Carbon sinks, Global Warming Potential (GWP)

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-VolSI2006-NoSI3-20

Published in Multi-Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy, Special Issue #3 of the bi-monthly journal of the IAEE's Energy Economics Education Foundation.

 

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