Toward 2035: Forging a High-Ambition U.S. Climate Pathway

Technical Report · Wed Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3011768· OSTI ID:3011768

Zhao, Alicia ^[1]; O'Keefe, Kowan ^[1]; Kennedy, Shannon ^[1]; Binsted, Matthew T. ^[1]; Dahl, Camryn ^[1]; Squire, Clarie ^[1]; Ordonez Olazabal, Kiara ^[1]; Bryant, Adriana ^[1]; Snarski, Jordan ^[1]; Churlyaev, Dmitry ^[1]; Smith, Steven J. ^[1]; Lou, Jiehong ^[1]; Kennedy, Kathleen ^[1]; Chalef, Gail ^[1]; Hultman, Nathan ^[1]; Cui, Ryna ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

This analysis takes an integrated, innovative approach to develop plausible, high-ambition pathways through 2035 to inform the third U.S. NDC target setting. This approach combines: (1) an extensive consultation and engagement process with a broad set of federal and subnational stakeholders to build a robust U.S. policy platform; and (2) an open-source, field-leading integrated assessment model focused on the U.S. containing subnational details. The modeling tool assesses existing and possible new policies from both federal and subnational levels to assess the overall emissions reduction potential and the policy pathways to deliver the ambition needed for 2035 and leading on to 2050. In addition, we highlight how different actors can contribute to the needed transition in each sector and showcase successful implementation stories by various subnational actors.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 3011768
• Report Number(s): PNNL--36589
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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