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Energy implications of CO{sub 2} stabilization. Final report [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Research, 1997.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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22 pages : digital, PDF file
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New York University. Department of Physics, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Analysis of carbon emissions paths stabilizing atmospheric CO₂ in the 350--750 ppmv range reveals that implementing the UN Climate Convention will become increasingly difficult as the stabilization target decreases because of increasing dependence on carbon-free energy sources. Even the central Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenario (IS92a) requires carbon-free primary power by 2050 equal to the humankind`s present fossil-fuel-based primary power consumption ∼10 TW (1 TW = 10¹² W). The authors describe and critique the assumptions on which this projection is based, and extend the analysis to scenarios in which atmospheric CO₂ stabilizes. For continued economic growth with CO₂ stabilization, new, cost-effective, carbon-free technologies that can provide primary power of order 10 TW will be needed in the coming decades, and certainly by mid-century, in addition to improved economic productivity of primary energy.
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E 1.99:doe/er/62132--t1
doe/er/62132--t1
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/01/1997.
"doe/er/62132--t1"
"DE98004717"
Jain, A.K.; Caldeira, K.; Hoffert, M.I.
Funding Information
FG02-95ER62132
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