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Pathways toward Zero-Carbon Electricity Required for Climate Stabilization

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dc.contributor.authorAudoly, Richard
dc.contributor.authorVogt-Schilb, Adrien
dc.contributor.authorGuivarch, Celine
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-12T20:21:11Z
dc.date.available2014-11-12T20:21:11Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper covers three policy-relevant aspects of the carbon content of electricity that are well established among integrated assessment models but under-discussed in the policy debate. First, climate stabilization at any level from 2 to 3°C requires electricity to be almost carbon-free by the end of the century. As such, the question for policy makers is not whether to decarbonize electricity but when to do it. Second, decarbonization of electricity is still possible and required if some of the key zero-carbon technologies -- such as nuclear power or carbon capture and storage -- turn out to be unavailable. Third, progressive decarbonization of electricity is part of every country's cost-effective means of contributing to climate stabilization. In addition, this paper provides cost-effective pathways of the carbon content of electricity -- computed from the results of AMPERE, a recent integrated assessment model comparison study. These pathways may be used to benchmark existing decarbonization targets, such as those set by the European Energy Roadmap or the Clean Power Plan in the United States, or inform new policies in other countries. The pathways can also be used to assess the desirable uptake rates of electrification technologies, such as electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, electric stoves and heat pumps, or industrial electric furnaces.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20326453/pathways-toward-zero-carbon-electricity-required-climate-stabilization
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7075
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20509
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7075
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE CARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectBIO-ENERGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CAPTURE
dc.subjectCARBON CONTENT
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRALITY
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCLEAN ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCLEAN POWER
dc.subjectCLEAN POWER PLAN
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCONCENTRATION TARGET
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectDEMAND PEAKS
dc.subjectDIFFUSION
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectELECTRIC CARS
dc.subjectELECTRIC ENERGY
dc.subjectELECTRIC GRID
dc.subjectELECTRIC VEHICLES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION TARGETS
dc.subjectEMISSION-REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS CUTS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM ELECTRIC
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM FUEL
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM FUEL COMBUSTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS IMPACTS
dc.subjectEND-USERS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectENERGY TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectGAS EMISSION
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE-GAS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT PUMPS
dc.subjectHYBRID VEHICLES
dc.subjectINDIRECT EMISSIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLOW CARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUCLEAR POWER
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectPASSENGER VEHICLE
dc.subjectPASSENGER VEHICLES
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAIC POWER
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN CARBON
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE POWER
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWIND
dc.titlePathways toward Zero-Carbon Electricity Required for Climate Stabilizationen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titlePathways toward Zero-Carbon Electricity Required for Climate Stabilization
okr.date.disclosure2014-10-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:10:48.818590Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20326453/pathways-toward-zero-carbon-electricity-required-climate-stabilization
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid820341468149086422
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7075
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20141027142212
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20326453
okr.identifier.reportWPS7075
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okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Climate Change Group
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