By Lecturer / … / Emmanuel Guérin

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The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of…

The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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How can we achieve deep decarbonization while satisfying the conditions for continued economic growth and development and growing prosperity? CO2 energy related…
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Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter takes a closer look at current energy trends, specifically the current dynamics of energy markets to see how we can decarbonize energy systems. In 2010,…
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The Consequences of the BAU Trajectory

The Consequences of the BAU Trajectory

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Emmanuel Guérin discusses the consequences of temperature increases that result from rising greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming of 4 degrees…
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Electric Vehicles and Advanced Biofuels

Electric Vehicles and Advanced Biofuels

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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The decarbonization of the transport sector is fundamental to achieve emissions reductions consistent with the 2 degree goal. It must start with the decarbonization of…
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What is an Energy System

What is an Energy System

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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While to avoid the potential consequences of uncontrolled climate change requires profound transformations of the way we grow our economies, and in particular, a…
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Why Countries Need Deep Decarbonization Pathways…

Why Countries Need Deep Decarbonization Pathways to 2050 (1)

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter looks at some of the results of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP), discussing in detail the country-specific ways in which the transition to…
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What is a Carbon Budget?

What is a Carbon Budget?

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses how much anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions we can still emit if we want to live within the 2-degree limit that we’ve set using the…
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The Business as Usual Trajectory

The Business as Usual Trajectory

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the objective of limiting the temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level. The ultimate objective of…
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Carbon Capture and Sequestration

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter is about carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), or the capture of CO2 at large stationary points such as coal or gas fired power plants, oil refineries,…
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Advanced Nuclear Power

Advanced Nuclear Power

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the new generation of nuclear power reactors. there are approximately 40 countries with nuclear energy as part of their power mix, with some…
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Comparing with the Potential Emissions from…

Comparing with the Potential Emissions from Fossil Fuel Reserves and Resources

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter compares the global budget for CO2 energy emissions to stay within the 2 degree limit with the potential emissions embedded into the fossil fuel reserves…
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What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree…

What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree Limit?

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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The greenhouse gas concentration that is consistent with the 2 degree objective is between 430 and 480 part per million of CO2 equivalent. The global carbon budget will…
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Grid Management of Power Systems with High…

Grid Management of Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewable Energies

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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There are many challenges that come with managing a power system, especially one with intermittent renewable energies, or those that are intrinsically time variable in…
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The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project

The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project is a collaborative effort to understand how countries can transition to a low-carbon economy by mid-century and how the world…
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What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway…

What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway for the 2-degree Limit

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter looks at the shape of the emission reduction trajectory to determine how to reach net zero emissions by the second half of the century. In 2010, the global…
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What We Learn from Country Level Deep…

What We Learn from Country Level Deep Decarbonization Pathways

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses what was learned from the analysis of the 15 research teams from the respective countries’ pathways to deep decarbonization. Firstly, it was…

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