Kick the Habit: A UN Guide to Climate Neutrality

National / International scale

High-emitting facilities

Cement factories

Power plants

Chemical industries (ammonia, hydrogen, ethylene, ethanol, etc.) Iron and steel manufacturing

Set clear priorities in Research and Development allocation of funds

Gas processing plants

Refineries

Control them Set performance standards Switch to cleaner technologies

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Carbon Capture and Storage

Nuclear waste management highly problematic, remaining risks of nuclear accidents

Nuclear

Subsidize possibilities of industrial reconversion for sectors inherently emitting too much

Transport

Expand the national public transport network

Freight

Increase taxes for trucking freight

Energy

Develop rail and river freight alternatives

Advocate speed limits for international bunker freight shipping

Technological improvements

Subisidize renewable energy projects, in all fields

Vehicle design

Hull shape and propellers of ships Plane engines and wings

Ocean

Solar

Wind

Engines and exhaust systems of cars

Biomass

Geothermal

Hydro-energy

Type of fuel

Land use competition with food production, intensive agriculture

Biofuels From heavy fuel oil to marine diesel oil for ships

Subisidize energy efficiency improvement projects

Operational measures for ships and planes

Better routing and timing for ships Better air traffic management (no waiting for landing)

Apply fossil fuel taxes to air traffic and shipping

Equity problem (weighs more heavily on poor population) Stop fossil fuel subsidies Increase taxes on vehicle purchase and registration, and on use of roads and car parks

Awareness-raising / educational campaigns

Agriculture and forestry Limit / control the use of fertilizers and pesticides

Promote sustainable logging (labelling) Preserve biological sinks such as forests (stop deforestation) Stop subsidies to intensive farming Control peat fires Subsidize greener farming practices and organic agriculture

GHG assessments of public sector and local authorities

Produce for the local market (”food sovereignty” vs. global market)

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