A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies

Arnulf Grübler; Charlie Wilson; Nuno Bento; Benigna Boza‐Kiss; Volker Krey; David McCollum; Narasimha D. Rao; Keywan Riahi; Joeri Rogelj; Simon De Stercke; Jonathan M. Cullen; Stefan Frank; Oliver Fricko; Fei Guo; Matt Gidden; Peter Havlík; Daniel Huppmann; Gregor Kiesewetter; Peter Rafaj; W. Schoepp; Hugo Valin

doi:10.1038/s41560-018-0172-6

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Renewable energyEnvironmental economicsEnergy supplyGreenhouse gasClimate changeSustainable developmentClimate change mitigationGlobal warmingNatural resource economicsEnergy intensityEfficient energy useSupply and demandEnvironmental resource managementEnvironmental scienceEnergy (signal processing)EconomicsEngineeringMicroeconomics

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 3
Issue: 6
Pages: 515-527
Citations: 1052
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                                    Arnulf Grübler, 
                                
                                    Charlie Wilson, 
                                
                                    Nuno Bento
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies. 
                            Nature Energy
                            , 3
                            (6)
                            , 515-527.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0172-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0172-6