Direct air capture: process technology, techno-economic and socio-political challenges
Climate change mitigation scenarios that meet the Paris Agreement's objective of limiting
global warming usually assume an important role for carbon dioxide removal and negative …
global warming usually assume an important role for carbon dioxide removal and negative …
PRospective EnvironMental Impact asSEment (premise): A streamlined approach to producing databases for prospective life cycle assessment using integrated …
Abstract Prospective Life Cycle Assessment (pLCA) is useful to evaluate the environmental
performance of current and emerging technologies in the future. Yet, as energy systems and …
performance of current and emerging technologies in the future. Yet, as energy systems and …
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Global carbon and other biogeochemical cycles and feedbacks
It is unequivocal that the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …
Assessing China's efforts to pursue the 1.5 C warming limit
Given the increasing interest in keeping global warming below 1.5° C, a key question is
what this would mean for China's emission pathway, energy restructuring, and …
what this would mean for China's emission pathway, energy restructuring, and …
Three decades of climate mitigation: why haven't we bent the global emissions curve?
I Stoddard, K Anderson, S Capstick… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Despite three decades of political efforts and a wealth of research on the causes and
catastrophic impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to …
catastrophic impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to …
Socio-political feasibility of coal power phase-out and its role in mitigation pathways
G Muttitt, J Price, S Pye, D Welsby - Nature Climate Change, 2023 - nature.com
In IPCC pathways limiting warming to 1.5° C, global coal power generation declines rapidly
due to its emissions intensity and substitutability. However, we find that in countries heavily …
due to its emissions intensity and substitutability. However, we find that in countries heavily …
[PDF][PDF] Mitigation pathways compatible with long-term goals
Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …
[HTML][HTML] The role of renewable energy in the global energy transformation
This paper explores the technical and economic characteristics of an accelerated energy
transition to 2050, using new datasets for renewable energy. The analysis indicates that …
transition to 2050, using new datasets for renewable energy. The analysis indicates that …
Emissions Trends and Drivers (Chapter 2)
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …
Impacts of 1.5 C global warming on natural and human systems
This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …