National Plans for Energy Security Under the Paris Agreement Are Not Only About Emissions Reduction: Must the Kyoto Protocol History Repeat?
KEY WORDS: Paris Agreement; emission reduction targets; energy security; affordable energy; renewables; equity; sustainable development; SDG13; scientific-round-table; ETS 1.0 To achieve the Paris Agreement goals, effective integration between energy security and action for climate change to reduce GHG emissions is crucial - but remains problematic. 2.0 The UN’s 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goal 13 for “ Climate Action ” requires climate change measures to be integrated into national plans, policies, and strategies. 3.0 A national plan for energy security and sustainable development should not only represent a power system that is affordable, reliable, and secure - but also have the optimum balance between renewables and other feasible and viable climate action options to achieve emission reduction targets, sustainably. 4.0 A pathway for a national plan that integrates energy security, emissions reduction, and sustainable development is described. RE