Low-carbon leaders not only committed to its own emissions, at the same time, also in the development of innovative projects (including technology, products, services and business models), in order to help the whole society to reduce emissions (avoid emissions).These subversive innovation, is the key element to realize a net zero carbon emissions, and also is gaining more and more attention.
This week, Massamba Thioye1 on behalf of the United Nations framework convention on climate change (unfccc) announced the establishment of an international center for innovation, aims to discover and support the development of 100000 subvert our innovation project.
In the past two years, net zero emissions compatibility innovation initiative (NCI) has been committed to promoting subversive innovation project.Founded by innovative mission (MI) NCI initiative, designed to help governments, companies and investors, to discover, to support the next generation of innovators and investment, development in innovation projects to control the global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius, is one of the key parts for "avoid emissions" of innovation.Mission is a global governments initiative innovation mechanism, its mission is to promote and accelerate the global clean energy innovation.NCI initiative by Swedish and mission ministerial meeting on the 3rd innovation (MI - 3) was incorporated into innovation mission plan of action.The initiative of the relevant work shall be presided over by the Swedish national institute (RISE) and coordination, the carbon trust for the initiative to provide the support of theory and method, etc.
NCI initiative has assessed one thousand potential innovation project, all project has released on the NCI web site.The initiative to get the mission members welcome innovation.In Chile and India, for example, have established the innovation incubation center, is used to support and develop the innovative ability of net zero emissions compatibility with the company.Sweden has confirmed that, by 2030, 1 billion tons a year by climate innovation project is expected to avoid carbon dioxide emissions.
However, in order to raise more capital, speed up the innovation project of the promotion, the key is to have a unified, reliable method, to existing and potential influence on innovation project measurement, assessment and comparison.Therefore, NCI initiative to "avoid emissions framework (AEF) as the foundation.The framework used in the past decade to avoid emissions assessment method in the research, has provided the general principles and best practice guidance.
Methods an overview
Carbon trust in 2018 "to avoid emissions framework" for work.Framework for existing or future solutions, and puts forward the calculation method "to avoid emissions".By comparing the "business as usual" benchmark situation of greenhouse gas emissions and implement the solution situation of emissions, this method calculates the implement this solution can achieve emission reductions.
In order to estimate the net worth of "avoid emissions", the need to determine the emissions of the following four categories:
- Business as usual baseline emissions: no emissions-cutting benchmark solution situation of emissions
- Fu can reduction effect: by performing solution implementation of the "avoid emissions"
- The solution itself emissions: can the solution lifecycle emissions reductions in carbon emissions
- Rebound effect: emissions-cutting solution directly or indirectly to increase or decrease the benchmark of emissions
The framework of the new content
Recently, the ministerial meeting of the fifth innovation mission in Saudi Arabia, released updated version AEF framework.The new framework according to various stakeholders' views and Suggestions, combining experience by NCI initiative (assessment of a series of innovation in the project "to avoid emissions"), on the basis of the previous version adds more content.
New framework is a key update, enrich the guide of different attribution/allocation methods.These methods can be used in the delivery can assign between different technical solutions to reduce emissions, to effectively allocate "avoid emissions".
The framework outlined the following five kinds of allocation methods, emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and lists the each method may apply to the actual situation.
- Accept double counting
- Assign all "avoid the emissions of the key solutions
- Evenly distributed between the different elements
- The economic cost or value attribution
- Stakeholder consensus
Also added new content in the new framework, this paper expounds the different technical maturity (TRL) future innovation project, evaluate the method of "avoid emissions" potential.A technology of technology maturity, as an effective measure of its maturity indicators, help to understand the impact "avoid the emissions of the calculation results of several important factors, including:
- The success probability of technology
- Magnitude and time of the reduction can be realized
- Assessment results based on the "avoid emissions", the technical development of potential change
- Data quality and transparency
Analyses the technical maturity of new contents for the influence of the above, and expounds the possible using the calculation method of practical significance.
In addition to the above two important update, the new framework also cited the ISO standard for greenhouse gas emissions, and compared the ISO standard and greenhouse gas accounting system of the difference between the standard and AEF framework.The appendix added more examples related initiatives.
We will further improve the
AEF framework is currently the most comprehensive assessment "to avoid emissions" guidance documents, including a large number of reference to other related initiatives.Will further expand the scope of the framework, and make adjustment, to ensure the effective support more innovation project implementation "to avoid emissions".
In the future, is expected to have more valuable guidance document issued, including research AEF framework for other reporting framework broad applicability of three white paper documents.These files will analyze climate related working group on financial information disclosure (TCFD), CDP sustainable global environmental information research center and the European Union in the financial system to "avoid emissions" report and evaluation, how to go from AEF framework described the principle and method of benefit.
At the end of 2020 will be released from personnel of course of study guide, to participate in the innovation project evaluation personnel to provide more detailed guidance and support.The guide is attached a report tool, to submit to the NCI initiative to improve the innovation project evaluation consistency.
There is no doubt that the global emissions "solutions" to avoid becoming more attention, has an important positive significance, we solve the challenges of climate change and achieve the grand goal of the Paris agreement needed.AEF framework as part of the NCI initiative, is expected to improve the level of innovation, the release of growth potential, creating new revenue opportunities at the same time.
What is "avoid emissions"?
Generally speaking, the concept of "avoid emissions" refers to a kind of new products or services, and compared to traditional products or services have the same function, helps to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions substantially.
Such as low temperature detergent, teleconferencing service, reducing transportation emissions of business model, a substantial increase in energy efficiency of equipment, etc.
Measure the way it is "to avoid emissions", to carry out innovative solutions without baseline scenario emissions and implement innovative solutions were compared under the situation of emissions, including baseline scenario on behalf of the "business as usual" business-as-usual (BAU).
Emissions of carbon trust is to develop "avoid" measurement of led.For innovation to our mission to create a net zero emissions compatibility of innovation initiative drafted "avoid emissions framework", we also have cooperation with many international telecom companies to assess their "avoid emissions", these partners including AT&T, bt, Spain's telefonica, Telia and verizon, vodafone, etc.
