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2024
Journal Article
Title

The impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union

Abstract
Climate action to achieve the Paris Agreement should respect the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we use an integrated assessment modelling framework comprising nine climate policy models and quantify the impacts of decarbonisation pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union at regional and national levels. We show that scenario-consistent assumptions of future socio-economic trends and current climate policies would improve energy- and carbon-related aspects of sustainability and reduce inequalities. Ambitious net-zero emissions pathways would further improve health and agricultural productivity. Furthermore, countries currently lagging in achieving sustainable development goals would see the greatest benefits from ambitious climate action. Negative socio-economic impacts from climate action on poverty, hunger, and economic growth will require specific corrective policies. While our analysis does not quantify the negative effects of less ambitious climate policy, it demonstrates where co-benefits and trade-offs of greenhouse gas mitigation and sustainable development agenda exist and can guide policy formulation.
Author(s)
Moreno, Jorge
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Campagnolo, Lorenza
RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment -EIEE-
Boitier, Baptiste
SEURECO Sarl
Nikas, Alexandros
National Technical University of Athens -NTUA-, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Koasidis, Konstantinos
National Technical University of Athens -NTUA-, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gambhir, Ajay
Imperial College London, Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment
González-Eguino, Mikel
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Perdana, Sigit
LEURE: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Ven, Dirk-Jan van de
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Chiodi, Alessandro
E4SMA S.r.l
Delpiazzo, Elisa
RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE)
Doukas, Haris
National Technical University of Athens -NTUA-, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gargiulo, Maurizio
E4SMA S.r.l
Herbst, Andrea  
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Al-Dabbas, Khaled
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Alibas, Sirin  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Neuner, Felix  
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Le Mouël, Pierre
SEURECO Sarl
Vielle, Marc
LEURE: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Journal
Communications earth & environment  
Open Access
DOI
10.1038/s43247-024-01309-7
10.24406/publica-2897
File(s)
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Rights
CC BY 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Keyword(s)
  • Climate-change mitigation

  • Environmental impact

  • Projection and prediction

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