Publications by authors named "Diego Silva Herran"
Closing the emissions gap between Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the global emissions levels needed to achieve the Paris Agreement's climate goals will require a comprehensive package of policy measures. National and sectoral policies can help fill the gap, but success stories in one country cannot be automatically replicated in other countries. They need to be adapted to the local context.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Energy-intensive industries are difficult to decarbonize. They present a major challenge to the emerging countries that are currently in the midst of rapid industrialization and urbanization. This is also applicable to Japan, a developed economy, which retains a large presence in heavy industries compared to other developed economies.
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- In June 2019, Japan committed to an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 but lacks systematic analysis of its climate strategy.
- The Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) 35 Japan Model Intercomparison project assesses Japan's nationally determined contributions using various models, highlighting the need for extensive deployment of mitigation strategies like energy efficiency and electrification.
- The study indicates that heavy industries will struggle to decarbonize without structural economic changes and stresses the importance of enhancing climate policies to meet Japan's long-term goals.