| Title |
Narrative-driven alternative roads to achieve mid-century CO2 net neutrality in Europe |
| ID_Doc |
63419 |
| Authors |
Rodrigues, R; Pietzcker, R; Fragkos, P; Price, J; McDowall, W; Siskos, P; Fotiou, T; Luderer, G; Capros, P |
| Title |
Narrative-driven alternative roads to achieve mid-century CO2 net neutrality in Europe |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.energy.2021.121908 |
| Abstract |
The tightened climate mitigation targets of the EU green deal raise an important question: Which strategy should be used to achieve carbon emissions net neutrality? This study explores stakeholder-designed narratives of the future energy system development within the deep decarbonization context. European carbon net-neutrality goals are put under test in a model comparison exercise using state of the art Energy-Environment-Economy (E3) models: ETM-UCL, PRIMES and REMIND. Results show that while achieving the transition to carbon neutrality by mid-century is feasible under quite different future energy systems, some robust commonalities emerge. Electrification of end use sectors combined with large-scale expansion of renewable energy is a no-regret decision for all strategies; Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) plays an important role for achieving net-neutral targets under all scenarios, but is most relevant when demand-side changes are limited; hydrogen and synthetic fuels can be a relevant mitigation option for mid-century mitigation in hard-to-abate sectors; energy efficiency can reduce the supply system strain. Finally, high carbon prices (300-900(sic)/tCO(2)) are needed under all strategies in order to achieve carbon net neutrality in 2050. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
| Author Keywords |
EU green deal; CO2 net neutrality; Decarbonization pathways; Stakeholder driven scenarios; Energy-environment-economy models (E3); Multi-model comparison |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000702881000005 |
| WoS Category |
Thermodynamics; Energy & Fuels |
| Research Area |
Thermodynamics; Energy & Fuels |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121908
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