China has set the goal of being carbon neutral by 2060. What might the transition look like and what has to happen in the 2020s …
Category: Scenarios
Rethinking the 2020s
How might the 2020s unfold? Will we be blighted by COVID-19 for years to come? Or will the 2020s follow the pattern of the post-war, …
An Article 6 Case Study: Brazil
In a recent post I illustrated how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement might work in practice, using a small set of archetype countries as …
In the shadow of Apollo
The recent 50th anniversary of the first moon landing brought with it many calls for an “Apollo Project” approach to address climate change. Such an …
Is Direct Air Capture the future?
Almost all scenario thinking that relates to the goal of net-zero emissions during the second half of this century has to consider the role of …
Encouraging CCS Deployment
Recently I attended a workshop hosted by KAPSARC on the potential for a dedicated mechanism to spur the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Technology …
Digging deeper into the Sky scenario
About a year ago Shell released the Sky Scenario. Sky is designed to explore a challenging but technically possible pathway to achieving the objectives of …
The potential for rapid energy transition in North America
Over recent weeks and months there has been considerable discussion in the USA and Canada on clean energy transition pathways, carbon pricing and the Paris …
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A new pathway to Paris
A new book that outlines a pathway to meet the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement has been released for open access online , but is …
Increasing ambition under the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement is built on the principle of increasing ambition through nationally determined contributions (NDC), with the goal of reaching net zero emissions in …
