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Energy systems in scenarios at net-zero CO2 emissions
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Achieving net-zero CO 2 emissions has become the explicitgoal of many climate-energy policies around the world. Although many studies have assessed net-zero emissions pathways, the common features and tradeoffs of energy systems across global scenarios at the point of net-zero CO 2 emissions have not yet been evaluated. Here, we examine the energy systems of 177 net-zero scenarios and discuss their long-term technological and regional characteristics in the context of current energy policies. We find that, on average, renewable energy sources account for 60% of primary energy at net-zero (compared to ∼14% today), with slightly less than half of that renewable energy derived from biomass. Meanwhile, electricity makes up approximately half of final energy consumed (compared to ∼20% today), highlighting the extent to which solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels remain prevalent in the scenarios even when emissions reach net-zero. Finally, residual emissions and offsetting negative emissions are not evenly distributed across world regions, which may have important implications for negotiations on burden-sharing, human development, and equity.
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- Authors
- DeAngelo, J., Azevedo, I., Bistline, J., Clarke, L., Luderer, G., Byers, E., & Davis, S. J.
- Venue
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2021-10-20
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6096-6096
- ISSN
- 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3207751749
- Cited by
- 285
- References
- 54
- FWCI
- 12.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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