Existing Infrastructure and the 2°C Target

Céline Guivarch (1) , Stéphane Hallegatte (1, 2)

1 CIRED - centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement
2 CNRM - Centre national de recherches météorologiques

To clarify the link between existing infrastructure legacy and the 2°C target, we extend the work of Davis et al. (2010) by introducing non-CO2 greenhouse gases and the inertia in transportation-needs drivers. We conclude that climate policies able to maintain climate change below 2°C cannot disregard existing infrastructure.

Mots clés: infrastructure; committed emissions; transport; 2°C target

Domaines: Economies et finances

Céline Guivarch, Stéphane Hallegatte. Existing Infrastructure and the 2°C Target. Climatic Change, 2011, 109 (3-4), pp.801-805. ⟨10.1007/s10584-011-0268-5⟩. ⟨halshs-00724493⟩