Energy system changes in 1.5 °C, well below 2 °C and 2 °C scenarios
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Published version
Author(s)
Gambhir, A
Rogelj, J
Luderer, G
Few, S
Napp, T
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Meeting the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to well below 2 °C and pursuing efforts towards 1.5 °C is likely to require more rapid and fundamental energy system changes than the previously-agreed 2 °C target. Here we assess over 200 integrated assessment model scenarios which achieve 2 °C and well-below 2 °C targets, drawn from the IPCC's fifth assessment report database combined with a set of 1.5 °C scenarios produced in recent years. We specifically assess differences in a range of near-term indicators describing CO2 emissions reductions pathways, changes in primary energy and final energy across the economy's major sectors, in addition to more detailed metrics around the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS), negative emissions, low-carbon electricity and hydrogen.
Date Issued
2019-01-01
Date Acceptance
2018-12-07
Citation
Energy Strategy Reviews, 2019, 23, pp.69-80
ISSN
2211-467X
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
69
End Page
80
Journal / Book Title
Energy Strategy Reviews
Volume
23
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).
Sponsor
ClimateWorks Foundation
Grant Number
IMP-16-1234
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-12-19