1、Analytical ServicesPathways to Net Zero:Global South Research in the Transition to Clean Energy Pathways to Net Zero:Global South Research in the Transition to Clean Energy 2 Executive summary The ambition of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to tackle climate change requires a glo

2、bal effort.The Global South is likely to be disproportionally affected and has an important role to play in realizing this target.This report examines how net zero research in the Global South is contributing to a clean energy future.Greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions from burning fossil fuels and defores

3、tation are rising,producing global heating that is altering the climate and putting populations and ecosystems at risk.1 The 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to limit global temperature rise to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels and achieve net zero emissions-where unavoidable GHG emissions are ba

4、lanced by removal strategies such as reforestation and carbon capture and storage-by 2050.2 Many countries are committed to achieving net zero by this date and are investing in net zero research and innovation.In this follow-up to Elseviers report Pathways to Net Zero:The Impact of Clean Energy Rese

5、arch3,which presented a broad perspective on the impact of clean energy research on achieving net zero,we focus specifically on the Global South.This classification encompasses Upper-Middle-Income Countries(UMICs),Lower-Middle Income Countries(LMICs),and Low-Income Countries(LICs),as defined by the

6、1 IPCC.(2021).Climate change 2021:The physical science basis.Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Masson-Delmotte,V.,et al.(eds.).Cambridge University Press.https:/www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-i/2