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View article: Facilitating India’s Deep Decarbonisation Through Sector Coupling of Electricity with Green Hydrogen and Ammonia
Facilitating India’s Deep Decarbonisation Through Sector Coupling of Electricity with Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Open
Green hydrogen and ammonia are forecast to play key roles in the deep decarbonization of the global economy. Here we explore the potential of using green hydrogen and ammonia to couple the energy, agriculture, and industrial sectors with I…
View article: Economic models and frameworks to guide climate policy
Economic models and frameworks to guide climate policy Open
Reaching net-zero emissions will involve a structural transformation of the global economy. The transition is complicated by deep uncertainty about the new economic configurations that will emerge, coordination challenges, and non-linear d…
View article: The need for better statistical testing in data-driven energy technology modeling
The need for better statistical testing in data-driven energy technology modeling Open
Context & scaleForecasting the future evolution of clean energy technologies is vital to the energy transition. To develop effective policies and make sound investments, energy technology models need to be reliable, and we need scientifica…
View article: Model-based financial regulations impair the transition to net-zero carbon emissions
Model-based financial regulations impair the transition to net-zero carbon emissions Open
Investments via the financial system are essential for fostering the green transition. However, the role of existing financial regulations in influencing investment decisions is understudied. Here we analyse data from the European Banking …
View article: Accelerating carbon neutrality in China: Sensitive intervention points for the energy and transport sectors in Beijing and Hong Kong
Accelerating carbon neutrality in China: Sensitive intervention points for the energy and transport sectors in Beijing and Hong Kong Open
To limit the detrimental impacts of climate change, large-scale and rapid decarbonization is required. China announced their plan to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and to reach neutrality by 2060, which faces many challenges including r…
View article: Sensitive intervention points: a strategic approach to climate action
Sensitive intervention points: a strategic approach to climate action Open
While some countries are making progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions, few are progressing rapidly enough to be on track to reach net zero emissions by mid-century. The transition to net zero involves deep structural transformation of…
View article: Are financial regulations impairing the transition to net zero carbon emissions?
Are financial regulations impairing the transition to net zero carbon emissions? Open
The debate around what role the financial system should play in fostering the green transition has been steadily growing. Companies are increasingly being required to quantify and disclose climate risks. However, the influential role playe…
View article: Empirically grounded technology forecasts and the energy transition
Empirically grounded technology forecasts and the energy transition Open
Rapidly decarbonizing the global energy system is critical for addressing climate change, but concerns about costs have been a barrier to implementation. Most energy-economy models have historically underestimated deployment rates for rene…
View article: Challenges and innovations in the economic evaluation of the risks of climate change
Challenges and innovations in the economic evaluation of the risks of climate change Open
A large discrepancy exists between the dire impacts that most natural scientists project we could face from climate change and the modest estimates of damages calculated by mainstream economists. Economic assessments of climate change risk…
View article: Is there still a case for Carbon Takeback or Carbon Removal Obligations in a world of low renewable energy costs?
Is there still a case for Carbon Takeback or Carbon Removal Obligations in a world of low renewable energy costs? Open
<p>Upstream regulatory measures to require fossil fuel producers and importers to pay for carbon dioxide capture and disposal, such as the Carbon Removal Obligation (CRO, Bednar et al, 2021) or Carbon Takeback Obligation (CTBO, Jenki…
View article: Using an emulator to apply a Carbon Takeback Obligation alongside demand-side carbon pricing in Integrated Assessment Models
Using an emulator to apply a Carbon Takeback Obligation alongside demand-side carbon pricing in Integrated Assessment Models Open
<p>Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) design philosophy currently focuses on demand-side global carbon pricing as the principal policy tool to drive mitigation. However, ambitious mitigation scenarios produced with these IAMs rely hea…
View article: A new perspective on decarbonising the global energy system
A new perspective on decarbonising the global energy system Open
An analysis of historical cost trends of energy technologies shows that the decades-long increase in the deployment of renewable energy technologies has consistently coincided with steep declines in their costs. For example, the cost of so…
View article: Participatory planning of the future of waste management in small island developing states to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals
Participatory planning of the future of waste management in small island developing states to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals Open
Waste management is particularly challenging for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) due to their high per-capita infrastructure costs, remoteness, narrow resource bases and high dependence on tourism. The lack of integrated planning fra…
View article: Coastal Modelling Environment version 1.0: a framework for integrating landform-specific component models in order to simulate decadal to centennial morphological changes on complex coasts
Coastal Modelling Environment version 1.0: a framework for integrating landform-specific component models in order to simulate decadal to centennial morphological changes on complex coasts Open
The ability to model morphological changes on complex, multi-landform coasts over decadal to centennial timescales is essential for sustainable coastal management worldwide. One approach involves coupling of landform-specific simulation mo…
View article: CoastalME version 1.0: a Coastal Modelling Environment for simulating decadal to centennial morphological changes
CoastalME version 1.0: a Coastal Modelling Environment for simulating decadal to centennial morphological changes Open
Modelling coastal morphological changes at decadal to centennial time scales is required to support sustainable coastal management world-wide. One approach involves coupling of landform-specific components (e.g. cliff, beach, dunes, estuar…
View article: Evidence-based national infrastructure development
Evidence-based national infrastructure development Open
A more strategic approach to infrastructure requires that we take account of the requirements of sustainability, not only in terms of the SDGs, but also to ensure that the infrastructure built in developing countries is truly sustainable a…