Scientific objectives
LIMITS' main objective is to provide an assessment of the emissions reductions strategies at the level of the world and the major global economies, and to assess their implementation in terms of:
- Defining the feasibility of low carbon scenarios and the associated emission reduction pathways according to different assumptions about technology availability, policy regimes, implementation obstacles, and level of commitment at the regional level
- Assessing the investment requirements to implement these transformation pathways and the financing mechanisms such that these resources can be best raised and allocated. Evaluating the national and international policies which are needed to ensure that the transition to a low carbon energy infrastructure is attained efficiently, given specific obstacles in the respective economies
- Quantifying the changes in the energy infrastructure and land use which major economies would need to implement to attain stringent climate policies, and assessing the feasibility and risks of such changes.
- Evaluating the linkages of climate policies with other pressing social and environmental issues such as energy security, air pollution and economic development.