Early retirement of power plants in climate mitigation scenarios

Early retirement of power plants in climate mitigation scenarios

International efforts to avoid dangerous climate change aim for large and rapid reductions of fossil fuel CO _2 emissions worldwide, including nearly complete decarbonization of the electric power sector. However, achieving such rapid reductions may depend on early retirement of coal- and natural ga...

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Main Authors: Robert Fofrich, Dan Tong, Katherine Calvin, Harmen Sytze De Boer, Johannes Emmerling, Oliver Fricko, Shinichiro Fujimori, Gunnar Luderer, Joeri Rogelj, Steven J Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
climate change
energy systems
power plants
representative concentration pathways
integrated assessment model
shared socioeconomic pathways
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab96d3

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab96d3

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