Author(s): Amorim, Filipa ; Simoes, Sofia ; Barbosa, Juliana ; Oliveira, Paula ; Trindade, Paula ; Aelenei, Laura Elena ; Catarino, Justina ; Viana, Susana ; Figueiredo, Leonor
Date: 2024
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/4465
Origin: Repositório do LNEG
Subject(s): Carbon neutrality; Climate mitigation; Policy strategies; Cities; Almada; Portugal
ABSTRACT: The aim of this work is to develop three innovative decision support tools: (1) a scenario tool that enables users to interactively design scenarios of activity variables that support decarbonisation trajectories on a local scale; (2) a mitigation tool that translates scenarios into greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, taking into account the identification and prioritisation of the most innovative, cost-effective mitigation options (technological and behavioural) for Portuguese municipalities; and (3) a mapping tool to identify GHG emissions ‘hot spots’ on a local scale. In the first phase, these tools are applied and tested for the case study of the city of Almada in support of the ‘Agenda for a Carbon Neutral Almada by 2050’. These tools will also contribute to the training and involvement of local stakeholders, to improve the design of local GHG emissions mitigation strategies and roadmap. In the second phase, these tools will be further developed so they can be used in other Portuguese municipalities.
