Future energy: in search of a scenario reflecting current and future pressures and trends

ABSTRACT: Growing societal pressures, technological trends and government and industry actions are moving the world toward decarbonization and away from the “business-as-usual”. As such, the concept of a single/obvious “business as usual” or “reference” scenario is no longer relevant. Instead, there are multiple plausible futures that should be explored. We contribute one such scenario that carefully considers emission-reduction trends and actions that are likely in the future, absent globally coordinated mitigation effort. We explore the long-term implications for energy, emissions, and temperature outcomes if the world continues to address climate change in the way it has so far—through piecemeal actions and growing social and technological pressures. This Growing Pressures scenario results in a c

SUBMITTER: Morris J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853390 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature