Balancing technology and governance are key to achieving climate goals, study highlights

Despite progress in the field of clean energy, global emissions of CO 2 continue to grow. IIASA researchers have contributed to a new international study that highlights the importance of integrating technological advances with robust institutional capacities to formulate effective climate policies.

The Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid reductions in CO emissions 2 and increased attention to greenhouse gases other than CO 2 . Despite progress in the field of clean energy, global emissions of CO 2 they have grown steadily over the past three years after an initial decline during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

The study, published in Nature Climate Change , led by the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland in collaboration with the IIASA project, Exploring National and Global Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ENGAGE) – and a global consortium of international and multidisciplinary leading research groups. (according to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), more at phys.org)