Post on 27-Apr-2018
Ryan Jones
Principal, Evolved Energy Research
ryan.jones@evolved.energy
PATHWAYS TO DEEP DECARBONISATIONHighlights from the deep decarbonisation pathways reports
• Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project
• National blueprints for limiting warming to 2°C
• Independent research teams from 16 countries
• 3/4 of current CO2 emissions
• OECD, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico
• Goal: change climate policy discussion
• From incrementalism to transformation
• From policy abstractions to problem solving
• From opaqueness to transparency
• From conventional wisdom to concreteness2
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Top fossil fuel emitters (per capita)
Countries have a broad range of per capita emissions reflecting their national circumstances China’s per capita emissions have passed the EU28 and are 43% above the global average
Source: CDIAC; Le Quéré et al 2015; Global Carbon Budget 2015
1.7 t/p was
the target for
each DDPP
team in 2050
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Paris Agreement, Article
4, Paragraph 19
“All Parties should strive
to formulate and
communicate long-term
low greenhouse gas
emission development
strategies…”
What’s the practical value of an analysis out to 2050?
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Imagining a deeply
decarbonized U.S. Energy
System
U.S. Pathways Analysis
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Reports available at http://usddpp.org
E3, UC Berkeley, LBNL, PNNL team
Technical Report, Nov. 2014
• What would it take for US to achieve 80%
GHG reduction below 1990 level by 2050?
• Is it technically feasible?
• What would it cost?
• What physical changes are required?
Policy Report, Nov. 2015
• What are the policy implications for the
US?
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80% reduction in net CO2e
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Electric Power Industry
Transportation
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AgricultureCommercial
Residential
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US GHG emissions by sector
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emissions
• CO2 from energy in 2010 was 5405 MMT (17 tons/person)
• DDPP US 2050 target is 750 MMT (1.7 tons/person)
• Net 2050 CO2e target 1080 MMT max 330 from other sources
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Scenario Design Constraints
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• Infrastructure inertia
• Electric reliability
• Same energy services as EIA forecast
• Technology is commercial or near-commercial
• Environmental limits (biomass, hydro)
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U.S. National Energy Modeling System and 2013 Annual Energy Outlook reference case
U.S. GDP (Trillion $2012)
U.S. population (Millions)
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EnergyPATHWAYS Model
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• Accounting tool, user-defined scenarios
• 80 demand sectors, 20 supply sectors
• Annual time steps with equipment lifetimes
• 9 US census divisions separately modeled
• Electricity dispatch, three US interconnects
New Vehicles by Vintage Total Stock by Year
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5,153 5,639
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2014 2050Reference
2050 Mixed 2050 HighRenewables
2050 HighNuclear
2050 HighCCS
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Result: Multiple Pathways to Deeply Reduce U.S. Energy Emissions
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Per capita emissions
Cost ~ 1% GDP
(-0.2% − +1.8%)
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Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States
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Result: Deep Decarbonization is Affordable to U.S. Economy
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• Net energy system cost in 2050 ~ 0.8% GDP (-0.2% to +1.8%)
• Does not include economic benefits of avoided pollution or climate damage
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5 Key Elements of Low Carbon Energy Systems
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Result: Three Pillars Always Required
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(MJ/$2005)
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Result: Key Changes in Physical Energy System
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Residential Energy Transition
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Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Mix
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Pathway Choices
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• Renewables, nuclear, or CCS?
• Electricity balancing strategy?
• Future of natural gas pipeline?
• EV or FC vehicles?
• Biomass for transport fuel or pipeline gas?
• Building electrification or very high EE?
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Result: Early Retirement is Not Required, But Timely Action Is
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Residential building
Electricity power plant
Industrial boiler
Heavy duty vehicle
Light duty vehicle
Space heater
Hot water heater
Electric lighting
Equipment/Infrastructure Lifetime (Years)
2015 2050
4 replacements
3 replacements
2 replacements
2 replacements
1 replacements
1 replacements
1 replacements
0 replacements
2030
• A car purchased today, is likely to replaced at most 2 times before 2050.
• A residential building constructed today, is likely to still be standing in 2050.
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DDPP Summary of 16 Country Team Results
Aggregate emissions across DDPP country team scenarios
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• Aggregate modeling consistent with a 2 degree scenario, although many emerging economies were not accounted for
• Most teams concluded it is both possible and affordable to reach the 1.7 tons/person target by midcentury
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Average final energy consumption by fuel type across 16 country teams
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• End-use electricity consumption doubles. This result was consistent across teams and is part of the third pillar of decarbonization (fuel switching)
• Coal, liquids, and natural gas consumption declines
• Bio/synthetic gas increases significantly (creates a net increase in gas consumption)
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Average electricity emissions intensity across DDPP country teams
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• End use electrification is paired with major changes in electricity generation to create a decarbonizationstrategy
• Electricity strategies varied by country but were some combination of renewables, nuclear, and CCS
• Aggregate installation of CCS reached 76.7 GW per year by 2050
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Technological learning from aggregate investments saved significant cost
• Applying conservative learning assumptions to technological deployment on the global aggregate investment reduced cost by nearly 50% when compared to a scenario where each country went alone.
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Acknowledgements
• Thank you to Jim Williams, director of the DDPP, and Ben Haley, current head of the U.S. DDPP team and co-founder of Evolved Energy Research
• The U.S. DDPP work was preformed while at Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) with help and inspiration from many of my former colleagues – Snuller Price, Fredrich Kahrl, Jack Moore, Gabe Kwok, Sam Borgeson, Jamil Farbes, Elaine Hart, Amber Mahone, Rich Plevin, Katie Pickrell, Ren Orans
• Thank you also to our co-authors at partner organizations, Andrew Jones, Margaret Torn, and Haewon McJeon
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Current Energy System
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2050 Energy System
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Deep Decarbonization Problem-Solving: Some Novel Solutions
• Electricity used to produce hydrogen and synthetic methane balance variable generation (wind, solar) & provide lower carbon fuel
• Natural gas pipeline is partly decarbonized using gasified biomass and electricity-produced fuels with low lifecycle emissions
• Decarbonized pipeline gas is used to replace liquid fossil fuels in industry, heavy duty transport
• Biomass not used for ethanol because it is scarce and has better uses, such as biogas and biodiesel, while alternatives exist for LDV fuels
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Small Change in Consumer Costs
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Monthly Incremental Costs
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PATHWAYS Model Methodology: Bottom-Up Energy Demand
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Total Residential
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Lighting
LEDs
CFLs
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Lighting Stock Service Demand
Infrastructure stock rollover
model (keeps track of “stuff” e.g.
Number of light bulbs by type)
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Electricity Increasingly Dominated by Non-Dispatchable Generation
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IntermediateEnergy Carriers
Industrial
Transportation
Commercial
ResidentialFossil
Nuclear
Hydro
Wind
CCS
Solar
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What technologies are the winners and losers? (demand side)
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Scenario High Renewables High Nuclear High CCS Mixed
Electric
generation
~ 70% wind, solar,
geothermal
~40% nuclear ~55% CCS Mix of nuclear, CCS,
renewable
Fuel strategy Decarbonize pipeline gas
to replace liquid fuel
Hydrogen from
electricity to replace
liquid fuel
Limited fuel
switching, some
biofuels
Decarbonize pipeline gas
to replace liquid fuel
Main transport
fuel
Electricity, pipeline gas,
fossil diesel
Hydrogen, biofuel, fossil
diesel
Electricity, biodiesel Mix of hydrogen,
electricity, fossil, pipeline
gas
Light duty
vehicle
EV, PHEV FCV EV, PHEV Mix of EV, PHEV, FCV
Pipeline gas ~60% biomass, 15%
fossil NG, 15% synthetic
NG
~60% fossil NG, 35%
biomass
~80% fossil NG ~80% biomass,
7% hydrogen,
7% synthetic NG
Different Pathways to 80% Reduction
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