Assessing the Potential to Reduce U.S. Building CO2 Emissions 80% by 2050
| Autor: | Chioke B. Harris, Jared Langevin, Janet Reyna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Foundation (engineering)
Building energy 02 engineering and technology Technology development Environmental economics 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Climate Action General Energy Climate change mitigation Electrification Affordable and Clean Energy Environmental science 0210 nano-technology Renewable energy penetration |
| Zdroj: | Joule, vol 3, iss 10 |
| ISSN: | 2542-4351 |
| Popis: | Summary Buildings are responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions in the United States and will thus be integral to climate change mitigation; yet, no studies have comprehensively assessed the potential long-term CO2 emissions reductions from the U.S. buildings sector against national goals in a way that can be regularly updated in the future. We use Scout, a reproducible and granular model of U.S. building energy use, to investigate the potential for the U.S. buildings sector to reduce CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, consistent with the U.S. Mid-Century Strategy. We find that a combination of aggressive efficiency measures, electrification, and high renewable energy penetration can reduce CO2 emissions by 72%–78% relative to 2005 levels, just short of the target. Results are sufficiently disaggregated by technology and end use to inform targeted building energy policy approaches and establish a foundation for continual reassessment of technology development pathways that drive significant long-term emissions reductions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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