Making Climate Change Mitigation More Meaningful
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Authors
Leopold, Aaron
Issue Date
2014
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Energy
Alternative Title
Donner plus de sens à l’atténuation du changement climatique
Abstract
The global energy system is the single largest contributor to climate change, and reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from energy is of paramount global importance to avoid catastrophic climate change. But increasing access to modern energy services for the 1.2 billion people who have none is a global imperative as well. Access to energy increases incomes, improves heath, healthcare, education, and security, and reduces labour-intensive practices of all kinds. This paper emphasizes the fundamental importance of including both issues in climate planning and provides recommendations on how decision-makers and institutions can quickly and effectively address both issues simultaneously.
Description
The second paper in the Poor People's Energy Briefing Series, focusing on the link between climate change mitigation and universal energy access
Citation
Leopold, A., Making Climate Change Mitigation More Meaningful: the link to universal energy access, Rugby, UK: Practical Action Publishing