Water demand for electricity in deep decarbonisation scenarios: a multi-model assessment
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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-2117-7
Abstract: This study assesses the effects of deep electricity decarbonisation and shifts in the choice of power plant cooling technologies on global electricity water demand, using a suite of five integrated assessment models. We find that… read more here.
Keywords: decarbonisation; water; power; electricity ... See more keywords
Economic assessment of alternative heat decarbonisation strategies through coordinated operation with electricity system – UK case study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.140
Abstract: Abstract Electric heat pumps (HPs), hybrid heating technology and district heating networks (DHN) are the main low-carbon heating technologies that can deliver the ambitious carbon reduction target in the UK. The optimal design of the… read more here.
Keywords: decarbonisation; system; operation; heat ... See more keywords
Industrial energy, materials and products: UK decarbonisation challenges and opportunities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.03.049
Abstract: The United Kingdom (UK) has placed itself on a transition pathway towards a low carbon economy and society, through the imposition of a legally-binding target aimed at reducing its ‘greenhouse gas’ (GHG) emissions by 80%… read more here.
Keywords: decarbonisation; energy; ghg emissions; materials products ... See more keywords
The decarbonisation of the EU heating sector through electrification: A parametric analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111929
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we examine the electrification of the heating sector as a decarbonisation strategy, discuss its effectiveness, and preliminary assess its impact on the European power system. For this purpose, we perform a… read more here.
Keywords: decarbonisation; heating sector; power; heat ... See more keywords
Consumers or users? The impact of user learning about smart hybrid heat pumps on policy trajectories for heat decarbonisation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112006
Abstract: Abstract Decarbonisation policies often emphasise the uptake of new end-use technologies, seeing people as consumers of technologies with predictable impacts. In the UK, smart hybrid heat pumps (SHHP) have attracted policy interest as a technology… read more here.
Keywords: smart hybrid; policy; decarbonisation; hybrid heat ... See more keywords
Transforming or tinkering at the margins? Assessing policy strategies for heating decarbonisation in Germany and the United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101513
Abstract: Abstract Decarbonising heating supply is an important part of the global energy transition, and a vital step towards mitigating climate change. We analyse the transformative potential of German and UK heating sector decarbonisation policies. We… read more here.
Keywords: policy; decarbonisation; policy strategies; transforming tinkering ... See more keywords
A multi-objective optimisation approach to explore decarbonisation pathways in a dynamic policy context
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128623
Abstract: Abstract Climate policy is changing fast in the EU, with country leaders raising the bloc's ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 2050. However, there is uncertainty about the allocation of decarbonisation effort… read more here.
Keywords: objective optimisation; decarbonisation; policy; multi objective ... See more keywords
Inherent potential of steelmaking to contribute to decarbonisation targets via industrial carbon capture and storage
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06886-8
Abstract: Accounting for ~8% of annual global CO2 emissions, the iron and steel industry is expected to undertake the largest contribution to industrial decarbonisation. Despite the launch of several national and regional programmes for low-carbon steelmaking,… read more here.
Keywords: decarbonisation; carbon; capture storage; inherent potential ... See more keywords
Commercial afforestation can deliver effective climate change mitigation under multiple decarbonisation pathways
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24084-x
Abstract: Afforestation is an important greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy but the efficacy of commercial forestry is disputed. Here, we calculate the potential GHG mitigation of a UK national planting strategy of 30,000 ha yr−1 from 2020 to… read more here.
Keywords: afforestation deliver; decarbonisation; ghg mitigation; mitigation ... See more keywords
A global decarbonisation bond
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab396f
Abstract: The 2018 IPCC Special Report, Global Warming of 1.5 °C, calls attention to the inadequacy of 'the current nationally stated mitigation ambitions as submitted under the Paris Agreement' to control global warming within acceptable parameters.… read more here.
Keywords: global decarbonisation; bond; decarbonisation; decarbonisation bond ... See more keywords
MODERNISATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR DECARBONISATION IN KAZAKHSTAN
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DOI: 10.32479/ijeep.11308
Abstract: This study examines the issues of modernisation of the state planning system in the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking into account the Paris Climate Agreement and new pledge on achievement of the carbon neutrality. Based on… read more here.
Keywords: modernisation strategic; strategic planning; decarbonisation; planning system ... See more keywords