UC San Diego researchers have determined America is falling behind in its credibility in joining\u00a0international efforts to combat climate change, while the university itself is moving forward with its Deep Decarbonization Initiative.<\/p>\n
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy has found American credibility on\u00a0climate\u00a0change\u00a0is lagging behind other global regions, particularly Europe. That conclusion came from a study titled\u00a0\u201cDetermining the credibility of commitments in international\u00a0climate\u00a0policy,\u201d which was published recently in Nature\u00a0Climate\u00a0Change. It was the first study to provide scientific evidence assessing how effective governments will be at implementing their commitments that were made under the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement. In that agreement, countries pledged to reduce CO2 emissions, which cause\u00a0climate\u00a0change.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur scientific paper uses new methods to ask experts on climate policies all around the world to evaluate the pledges made by different countries under the 2015 Paris Climate Accords,\u201d said the study\u2019s lead author, David Victor, professor of industrial innovation at UC San Diego\u2019s School of Global Policy and Strategy, and co-director of the university\u2019s Deep Decarbonization Initiative.<\/p>\n
Noting the climate credibility study took place during the Trump administration, Victor said the results showed that \u201cfragmentation in the American political system makes it hard for us to be credible like we used to be when we make promises to other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noting Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accords, Victor pointed out some states, like California, picked up the slack.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Trump\u2019s decision, a lot of the states doubled down on their own climate initiatives,\u201d said Victor adding America, under the Paris Accords, \u201cpromised to cut our emissions by 2030 to levels below what they were in 2005. And the reality is, there was no way we could do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Victor concluded results of UC San Diego\u2019s climate study indicate the framework of the Paris Agreement is working pretty well. \u201cIt is getting countries to make ambitious pledges,\u201d he said. \u201cLast year, nearly all countries updated those pledges and made them even more ambitious. What\u2019s needed next is better systems for checking to see whether countries are actually delivering what they promise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing opponents of global decarbonization, who argue that it isn\u2019t viable, or is too expensive, Victor said estimates show decarbonization is both doable and affordable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is not to try and eliminate carbon emissions over the next 20 years \u2013 that would be really expensive,\u201d Victor said adding, \u201cWe believe the cost of a smart, long-term climate-control strategy is 2% of gross domestic product. That is much less than the cost of the physical impact of climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n
GDP is the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country\u2019s borders in a specific time period. As a broad measure of overall domestic production, it functions as a comprehensive scorecard of a given country\u2019s economic health.<\/p>\n
UC San Diego has a Deep Decarbonization Initiative in place. The mission of that initiative is to help understand and guide the global economy as it moves toward net-zero carbon emissions.<\/p>\n
The university acknowledges that getting to zero emissions won\u2019t happen just by telling people what is feasible. But rather, concludes that policies must be designed and analyzed with an eye to how the promise of new ideas can be implemented in the reality of actual governments and economies.<\/p>\n
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Victor, who is co-author of a new book titled \u201cFixing The Climate: Strategies for an Uncertain World,\u201d said UC San Diego\u2019s Deep Decarbonization Initiative is a \u201cresearch study on the technologies you need to transition to renewable energy.\u201d One concrete example, he noted, is the gradual changeover from gas-powered to hybrid- and electric-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n
Victor said decarbonizing and converting to renewable energy won\u2019t be a quick \u2013 or easy \u2013 transition. But he concluded it is one that can be done.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are two key messages,\u201d said Victor. \u201cOne is that we need government and business to both focus on this transition, as there is very little we can do about it as individuals. The other is that we\u2019ve actually been making progress on promoting sustainable energy use through providing incentives.\u201d<\/p>\n
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