With the existence of today's emission abatement technologies, it has been estimated that the global emission reduction potential in 2030 could reach between 30 and 36 metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent. In the energy sector, the emission reduction potential is estimated to be about 12.2 metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030.
Potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2030, by select sector (in metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)*
* Provides estimated sectoral emission reduction potential compared to the total emissions gap in 2030. The potential is the total emission reductions that could be realized by 2030 using existing available technology with an abatement cost of no more than 100 U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent. The abatement measures that were included in this calculation can be found here on page 3.
** Additional potential refers to those that could be achieved by implementing measures that are fairly new, with high uncertainties of whether they can be achieved by 2030.
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Ecofys. (November 7, 2017). Potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2030, by select sector (in metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954296/emission-reduction-potential-worldwide-by-sector/
Ecofys. "Potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2030, by select sector (in metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)*." Chart. November 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954296/emission-reduction-potential-worldwide-by-sector/
Ecofys. (2017). Potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2030, by select sector (in metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954296/emission-reduction-potential-worldwide-by-sector/
Ecofys. "Potential Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide by 2030, by Select Sector (in Metric Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Year)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954296/emission-reduction-potential-worldwide-by-sector/
Ecofys, Potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2030, by select sector (in metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954296/emission-reduction-potential-worldwide-by-sector/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2030, by select sector (in metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)* [Graph], Ecofys, November 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954296/emission-reduction-potential-worldwide-by-sector/
