Net-zero emissions energy systems

Abstract

Path to zero carbon emissions Models show that to avert dangerous levels of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions must fall to zero later this century. Most of these emissions arise from energy use. Davis et al. review what it would take to achieve decarbonization of the energy system. Some parts of the energy system are particularly difficult to decarbonize, including aviation, long-distance transport, steel and cement production, and provision of a reliable electricity supply. Current technologies and pathways show promise, but integration of now-discrete energy sectors and industrial processes is vital to achieve minimal emissions. Science , this issue p. eaas9793

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• Palo Alto Institute US
• University of California, Berkeley US
• Joint BioEnergy Institute US
• College of the Holy Cross US
• California Institute of Technology US
• Santa Fe Institute US
• Carnegie Mellon University US
• Carnegie Institution for Science US
• University of California, Davis US
• Strategic Analysis (United States) US
• Clean Energy (United States) US
• University of Colorado Boulder US
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory US
• Colorado School of Mines US
• University of California, Irvine US
• Irvine University US
• Arizona State University US
• Stanford University US
• Clean Air Task Force US
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology US
• Rocky Mountain Institute US
• Imperial College London GB
• New York University US
• Colorado State University US
• Advanced Energy (United States) US
• Energy Foundation US
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory US

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