low emissions development

LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENTSUBMITTED BY: VIJAY MEENA

2013BPLN037

SPAB

WHAT IS A LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT?A LEDS is a country-led and country-specific national strategic analysis and planning process covering all economic sectors for promoting economic growth while reducing long-term GHG emission trajectories..

WHY LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT?

• First, the pursuit of low emissions development spurs many positive impacts to national development goals. It promotes wider sustainable development benefits, which helps address pressures related to economic growth, population growth, urbanization, and resource use.

• Second, a low emissions development trajectory contributes to global emissions reductions. In this sense, it is a mechanism for mitigating climate change.

SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE CURRENT CHALLENGES THAT COUNTRIES CAN TURN INTO OPPORTUNITIES.

• Low emissions development can help prevent and manage heat waves and droughts that involve huge risks for reduced agriculture and harvest losses, forest fires, and heat-related deaths. It also can help prevent and improve water stress and pollution. This will contribute to increased access to safe and clean drinking water, which prevents health risks. Furthermore, low emissions development policies can help manage a wetter climate that will cause similar social and economic costs, such as increased flooding in many vulnerable urban areas.

• Low emissions development can thus help turn the challenges of developing countries into opportunities. It should be seen as a development approach that assists countries to achieve sustainable economic growth and improve living standards while slowing the rise of greenhouse gas emissions. National low emissions development strategies should be suitable to country-specific needs and consistent with a country's sustainable development priorities.

WHAT DOES LED MEAN TO A COUNTRY?

Increased Energy SecurityImproved Health and Economic activity from less pollutionIncreased industrial efficiency and productivityNew economic opportunities and employmentContribution to global efforts towards GHG emissions reduction

NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT

LED policies that diversify the energy systems in countries can improve energy security. Today, many developing countries are heavily dependent on oil imports, leaving them vulnerable to oil price shocks. Improving energy security by shifting to diversified energy systems of domestic renewable energy and energy efficiency can reduce the economic impact of sharp changes in oil, which improves an economy's resilience.

Increased Energy Security


Asia-Pacific region is heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports. If no action is taken, the share of fossil fuel consumption is expected to more than double by 2030. Most countries of the region are net energy importers, and the vulnerability of the global energy market has been a policy issue for decades. The issue of energy security will continue to dominate policy agendas in the region during the coming decades. It will be a key determinant of the region’s ability to maintain high economic growth rates essential to reduce poverty and achieve the MDGs.

Increased Energy SecurityExample from the Asia-Pacific region


• By reducing the costs of environmental degradation to society, health and economic activity can improve.

• For example, by reducing air pollution, societies can save major health and social costs.

• Through climate-smart agriculture, societies can reduce soil degradation and make better use of land that contains carbon in the soil, thus mitigating climate change and enhancing agricultural productivity.

Improved health and economic activity from less pollution


Costs of Air Pollution: The European Environmental Agency estimates that industrial air pollution costs in Europe were approximately 169 billion Euros in 2009. The costs include a diverse set of impacts from health impacts such as respiratory hospital admissions to agriculture impacts such as yield loss.

Increased Energy Security

Example from European Environmental Agency Case study


• LED policies and programs have huge potential to reduce the energy costs and thus enhance competiveness of the industrial sector.

• Through implementing cost-effective measures for energy efficiency, waste reuse, and insulation improvements, factories and companies gain many benefits that also will have spill over effects for the whole economy.

Increased industrial efficiency and productivity


• Can be a new source of jobs for many developing countries that are struggling with high unemployment. Leading sectors can be directly linked to: waste management, sustainable agriculture, energy use, construction of energy efficient buildings, and engineering.

• It is important to keep in mind that new job opportunities are not only found in the research, development and production of renewable energy equipment and components. There is great employment potential in the downstream linkages, as they need workforce in the distribution, marketing, sales, installation, operation, service, and maintenance of such systems.

New economic opportunities and employment


Contribution to a reduction inthe global cost of climate change

NATIONAL AND LOCAL BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENTCo-benefits of low emissions development

In the household, measures can involve replacing or improving indoor cooking stoves, reducing long-term health care costs.

Micro power installations can increase energy

access, providing social benefits.

In an urban environment, it can help improve transportation systems to make them more environmentally friendly and lowering cities pollution level.

In rural areas where livelihoods rely on

agriculture and forestry, LED can

secure more stable access to food and less deforestation.

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