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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aaea8c |
The implications of scope and boundary choice on the establishment and success of metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets in the United States | |
Markolf, Samuel A.1,2,3; Matthews, H. Scott1,2; Azevedo, Ines M. L.2; Hendrickson, Chris1 | |
2018-12-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 13期号:12 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | In recent years, cities across the United States have devoted considerable attention and resources to developing greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and climate action plans (CAPs). Using integrated metropolitan-level GHG estimates from publicly available national datasets, we explore the implications of inventory scope and boundary choices for 41 metropolitan areas across the United States. We quantify emissions from 'under-reported' activities (i.e. emissions from industrial processes and from transportation between urban and suburban areas) and 'under-reported' geographies (i.e. emissions from all activities occurring within the metropolitan area, but outside the city limits), and find that, in most cases, these 'under-reported' emissions constitute a considerable portion of total metropolitan emissions. Given the important role local CAPs continue to play in national-level GHG reduction efforts, there appears to be much to gain from continuing to expand the scope and boundaries of local-level GHG accounting and reduction actions. This analysis helps illustrate why transitions toward policies at the regional (as opposed to the city level) maybe warranted, as well as highlights some key issues that may arise as local-level GHG policies continue to evolve and expand. For example, if local decision-makers choose to expand the scope and/or scale of their policies, GHG reduction plans may warrant substantial alterations to baseline emission levels, targeted annual emission reduction rates, overall emission target levels, or the number of years needed to achieve a desired emission reduction. Ultimately, the manner in which these policies evolve will determine their overall contribution to national and international climate mitigation efforts. |
英文关键词 | greenhouse gas inventories climate action planning climate change mitigation local decision-making metropolitan emission reduction |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000452046500003 |
WOS关键词 | FUEL CO2 EMISSIONS ; URBAN AREAS ; SCALE ; PLANS ; QUANTIFICATION ; METHODOLOGY ; CITIES ; ENERGY ; EUROPE |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37601 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Carnegie Mellon Univ, Civil & Environm Engn, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA; 2.Carnegie Mellon Univ, Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA; 3.Arizona State Univ, Civil Environm & Sustainable Engn, Tempe, AZ 85281 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Markolf, Samuel A.,Matthews, H. Scott,Azevedo, Ines M. L.,et al. The implications of scope and boundary choice on the establishment and success of metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets in the United States[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,13(12). |
APA | Markolf, Samuel A.,Matthews, H. Scott,Azevedo, Ines M. L.,&Hendrickson, Chris.(2018).The implications of scope and boundary choice on the establishment and success of metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets in the United States.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,13(12). |
MLA | Markolf, Samuel A.,et al."The implications of scope and boundary choice on the establishment and success of metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets in the United States".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 13.12(2018). |
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