Carbon-Free Energy: How Much, How Soon?

Ric O'Connell; Amol Phadke; Michael O'Boyle; Christopher T. Clack; Paul Denholm; Bernhard Ernst

doi:10.1109/MPE.2021.3104130

Carbon-Free Energy: How Much, How Soon?

Ric O'Connell, Amol Phadke, Michael O'Boyle, Christopher T. Clack, Paul Denholm, Bernhard Ernst

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Abstract

The scientific consensus is that carbon emissions need to reach net zero by 2050 to stabilize a global temperature rise below 2 °C. Many studies have focused on reaching net zero in the power sector by 2050 and have posited the need for clean firm power sources. Resources such as nuclear, fossil generation with carbon capture and sequestration, or other technologies would be needed to complement variable wind and solar generation.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	67-76
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2021.3104130 https://doi.org/10.1109/MPE.2021.3104130
State	Published - 2021

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2003-2012 IEEE.

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NREL/JA-6A40-80677

Keywords

carbon dioxide
emissions
Europe
global warming
low-carbon economy
renewable energy sources
solar power generation
wind
wind power generation

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