Recognizing this shortcoming, policy-makers, researchers and civil society actors have begun to consider and enact a new suite of complementary policies and actions that aim to phase down fossil fuels in a more comprehensive way – by also limiting fossil fuel extraction. However, such policies have yet to put fossil fuel use on a trajectory consistent with keeping warming well below 2☌, let alone 1.5☌. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion is a top priority for climate and energy policies. Second conference held 24-25 September 2018 at The Queen’s College, Oxford, UK Our goal is to continue to deepen understanding, build a thriving community of practice, and contribute to practical policy development at the national and international levels. The body of research on this topic continues to grow, and policy-makers have begun to enact policies aimed at limiting fossil fuel supply – such as moratoriums on further offshore development in New Zealand and France. This work has helped raise awareness of the need to look at both supply and demand when crafting climate change policies. A recent article in Climate Policy explored the influence of social movements on policies that constrain fossil fuel supply.
The Initiative is also examining how social mobilization factors into climate change policy-making. The initiative (and SEI) participated in the Dialogue in a session on “Where do we want to go?” An article in Climate Policy, for example, outlined reasons why it is important to address fossil fuel supply under the UNFCCC, and a policy brief served as a submission to the UNFCCC Talanoa Dialogue. The Initiative’s work on international institutions and governance includes journal articles, op-eds and policy briefs. A journal article in Climatic Change examines whether constraining US fossil fuel production would affect global CO 2 emissions. Recent reports, for example, tackle topics such as how Colombia can plan for a future without coal and the complex dynamics surrounding Indonesia’s coal production, as well as how Canada’s oil sands can contribute to carbon lock-in and how limiting oil production can help California meet its climate goals. Its research also contributes to local and regional debates on fossil fuel production. The Initiative has established the International Conference on Fossil Fuel Supply and Climate Change – held in 20, with multiple partners and sponsors – which brings together policy-makers, researchers, and civil society actors to spark new ideas, new research and new connections. The Initiative’s work serves as a foundation for debates and discussions on local, national and international scales. Through communications, SEI is raising the profile of supply-side climate policy, both in the literature and among policy-makers Through this research, policy-makers, international organizations, businesses and civil society gain a better understanding of how the institutions, investments and infrastructure that support fossil fuel production can lock in dependence on fossil fuels – and how societies can move away from such dependency.
The emissions implications of new fossil fuel production, and the risks and benefits of policies that might curtail them.
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