Chapter 2: Mitigation pathways compatible with 1.5°C in the context of sustainable development

Contributing Authors: Katherine Calvin (USA), Oreane Edelenbosch (Netherlands), Johannes Emmerling (Germany/Italy), Sabine Fuss (Germany), Thomas Gasser (France/Austria), Nathan Gillet (Canada), Chenmin He (China), Edgar Hertwich (Austria/USA), Lena Höglund-Isaksson (Sweden/Austria), Daniel Huppmann (Austria), Gunnar Luderer (Germany), Anil Markandya (UK/Spain), David L. McCollum (USA/Austria), Richard Millar (UK), Malte Meinshausen (Germany/Australia), Alexander Popp (Germany), Joana Correia de Oliveira de Portugal Pereira (Portugal/UK), Pallav Purohit (India/Austria), Keywan Riahi (Austria), Aurélien Ribes (France), Harry Saunders (Canada/USA), Christina Schädel (Switzerland/USA), Chris Smith (UK), Pete Smith (UK), Evelina Trutnevyte (Lithuania/Switzerland), Yang Xiu (China), Kirsten Zickfeld (Germany/Canada), Wenji Zhou (China/Austria)

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