This book summarizes assessments of the Paris Agreement to provide an excellent introduction to this research field. The AIM/CGE (Asia-Pacific Integrated Modeling /Computable General Equilibrium) model, which is the core of AIM modeling framework, is used for the assessment.

The first part focuses on global issues, presenting both short-term (a few decades) and long-term (century scale) assessments in the context of the Agreement's ultimate climate goal. It also discusses policy implementation and climate risk.

Part 2 is a collection of assessments of individual Asian countries, providing insights into the national situations and detailed analyses. It includes contributions from Asian countries as well as NIES (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) members. The main conclusion is that many countries require changes to their energy systems change and societal transformation in order to meet emissions targets.

Part 3 describes in detail the AIM/CGE model, which is used to evaluate the climate and energy policies by simulating the future economic and energy and environmental situation in the Asia-Pacific region. This section can be used as a standard text on CGE modelling in climate change mitigation.

Provides comprehensive information on the Paris agreement, with a particular focus on Asia Discusses the important gap between the ultimate climate goals and short-term targets, proposing the need to strengthen the policy more than current level Provides a comprehensive overview of CGE modeling in climate policy assessment

Autorentext
Dr. Shinichiro Fujimori
Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
****Dr. Mikiko Kainuma
Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Dr. Toshihiko Masui
Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Inhalt

Preface.- Chapter 1 Introduction: Overview and Key Messages.- Chapter 2 Implications of the Paris Agreement in the Context of Long-term Climate Mitigation Goals.- Chapter 3 Risks from Global Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.- Chapter 4 Temporal and spatial distribution of global mitigation cost: INDCs and equity.- Chapter 5 The effectiveness of the International Emissions Trading under the Paris Agreement?.- Chapter 6 Achieving carbon emissions peak in China by 2030: the key options and economic impacts.- Chapter 7 India INDC assessment: Emission gap between pledged target and 2°C target.- Chapter 8 An Assessment of Indonesia's Intended Nationally Determined Contributions.- Chapter 9 Quantitative analysis of Japan's 2030 target based on AIM/CGE and AIM/Enduse.- Chapter 10 Asian INDCs Assessments: The case of Thailand.- Chapter 11 Realizing the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution: The Role of Renewable Energies in Vietnam.- Chapter 12 AIM/CGE V2.0 model formula.- Chapter 13 AIM/CGE V2.0 - Basic feature of the model -.