1. Nordic Green to Scale – Low-Carbon Success Stories to Inspire the World

2. How far can we go with what we already have?
How much can we reduce emissions globally if comparable countries achieve by 2030 what some have already achieved today?
How far can we go with what we already have?
This is a forward-looking analysis, it is by no means forward-leaning – rather the opposite.
No new innovations, just better scaling up what others already have achieved in the past
To achieve the goals set
in the Paris agreement – to limit global warming to well below 2˚C and pursue
efforts to keep it at just 1.5˚C – countries need to ramp up their climate efforts
significantly. And we need to do it fast.
That is why this study is so important. Like the global Green to Scale report
released last year, this Nordic study shows that there are already plenty of proven
low-carbon solutions available, and at an affordable cost. There is no reason to
wait. The time to deliver is now.
By helping the world in scaling up these solutions, Nordic countries can contribute
to tackling the climate crisis way beyond our size.
The results of this project show how implementing
existing low-carbon solutions can take us a long way in
tackling the climate crisis. Countries around the world
have a range of proven and attractive Nordic solutions
to choose from.
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3. Existing solutions have vast & cheap potential
Existing solutions can cut emissions significantly
Just 17 solutions can cut emissions by 1/4 in 2030
15 Nordic solutions could cut emissions by as much as the EU produces
Scaling up solutions is affordable
Climate solutions provide various co-benefits to people and the environment
Results in two reports available at
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4. Scale-up potential of 15 Nordic solutions equal to current EU emissions
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5. Wide range of solutions in all key sectors
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6. Some solutions actually save money
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7. Energy efficiency in buildings, Sweden
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8. Residential heat pumps, Sweden
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9. Reducing methane in oil and gas production, Norway
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10. Conclusions: existing solutions can take us far
Wide range of proven and attractive low-carbon solutions available
Scaling up existing solutions would cut global emissions significantly
Solutions would be affordable and deliver many co-benefits
Various barriers slow down deployment but countries can learn from the successes in removing barriers
Conclusions: existing solutions can take us far
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11. What next? Next analysis phase currently being developed
Focus on select target countries or regions (potentially e.g. CEE)
Aim to bring analysis to a step closer to directly enabling implementation – goal is to support target countries reach and exceed their climate targets
Full release scheduled for Q1/2018
Local partners and their expertise needed
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