Chen, M., Gao, L., Guo, Z. et al. A cost-effective climate mitigation pathway for China with co-benefits for sustainability. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Simulate and compare an extensive range of CMPs against all available SDG indicators to identify a cost-effective CMP for China via the iSDG-Climate-China model

Case:

• China

Methodology:

• IAM: iSDG

Data Source

• SDG indicators in UN report

Findings:

• When implementing mitigation policies without any other SDG interventions, China’s overall SDG score would increase to 71.74-72.14 by 2030 and 77.08-79.61 by 2060 from 64.70 in 2022

• Energy efficiency, energy mix and negative emissions were effective for improving overall SDG scores

Coding Reference:

• Upon Request