Contrasting suitability and ambition in regional carbon mitigation

Yu Liu; Mingxi Du; Qi Cui; Jintai Lin; Yawen Liu; Qiuyu Liu; Dan Tong; Kuishuang Feng; Klaus Hubacek

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31729-y

Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Contrasting suitability and ambition in regional carbon mitigation

Yu Liu,
Mingxi Du,
Qi Cui,
Jintai Lin,
Yawen Liu,
Qiuyu Liu,
Dan Tong,
Kuishuang Feng,
Klaus Hubacek

Affiliations

Yu Liu: Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mingxi Du: School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Qi Cui: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum
Jintai Lin: Laboratory for Climate and Ocean-Atmosphere Studies, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University
Yawen Liu: Digital Economy Laboratory, University of International Business and Economics
Qiuyu Liu: School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Dan Tong: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modelling, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
Kuishuang Feng: Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland
Klaus Hubacek: Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31729-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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New study finds geographical mismatch in cross-regional ranking between cost and benefit of carbon mitigation, as well as spatial mismatch between relative suitability of mitigation and mitigation ambition of emitters.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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